CAIRO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League condemned on Monday Israeli forces and settlers for breaking into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem.
In a statement, the Arab League held the Israeli government responsible for inflaming tensions and igniting the situation.
The Cairo-based pan-Arab bloc described the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the arrest of a number of Palestinians inside it as a flagrant violation of international law, saying the Israeli move has provoked feelings of Palestinians and Muslims in general.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli police broke into the holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem to remove Muslim worshippers and provide a safe ground for ultranationalist Jews marking the Jewish New Year (from Sept. 25 to 27 this year), official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
In a separate statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the Israeli provocative practices are serious violation and dangerous escalation that undermine the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian cause on the basis of the two-state solution.
It warned that the continuation of aggression in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque puts more obstacles in the way of resuming the peace process. ■
Source : Xinhua