Pakistan on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the latest storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by a far-right Israeli minister, calling upon the international community to take “urgent and effective” measures to prevent such provocations, Anadolu reports. “This reprehensible act constitutes a direct assault on the sanctity and historical character of the holy site and is a violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions,” said a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. Islamabad “categorically” rejected all attempts by the Israeli occupying authorities to alter or undermine the established religious, historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Monday, Israel’s far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday. Ben-Gvir entered the mosque compound through the […]
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