Iran slams Israel’s ‘shameless’ acts of violence in al-Quds

Iran says the Israeli regime is blatantly violating human rights principles and the international law through committing crimes in al-Aqsa Mosque.

According to Press TV, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday censured the Zionists’ “shameless” acts of violence at holy sites in Palestine and against the fasting people and worshipers at the mosque in the blessed of Ramadhan.

“Crimes of the Zionists against the oppressed Palestinian people show the deepening weakness of this occupying regime, which is only resorting to assaults on the defenseless worshipers to cover up its hollow power,” the official said.

More than 150 Palestinian worshipers were injured when Israeli forces stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.

The Palestinian news agency Ma’an said the violence broke out at dawn on Friday, when the occupation forces raided the mosque through the Moroccan Gate, also known as the Mughrabi Gate, randomly firing sound bombs and rubber bullets at the worshipers.

Media reports said the Israeli troops also attacked paramedics and press crews, chased them in the courtyards of the mosque, and beat a number of them.

The spokesman also underscored certain Arab and Muslim countries’ normalization of ties with Israel as betrayal of the Palestinian cause. He said the regime will in no way change its behavior toward the Palestinians and keep committing crimes against the oppressed nation. “We are now witnessing the unbridled violence of this apartheid and racist regime.”

Khatibzadeh also urged Muslim nations to support the al-Aqsa Mosque. He said the Israeli regime and its regional and international allies are responsible for the consequences of the Zionist measures in al-Quds and Palestine. The Iranian official called for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to candidly come out in support of the al-Aqsa Mosque.

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