
Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeyne harshly criticized Israeli settlers' raids on Masjid al-Aqsa and Israel's policies in the region.
Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeyne stated that Israeli settlers' raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Israel's practices in the region pose the risk of a 'religious war' and called on the international community for urgent intervention.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque is a sacred place of worship for Muslims and its status is at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In his statement, Abu Rudeyne stated that the increasing raids of Israeli settlers on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Talmudic rituals they perform under the protection of the Israeli police pose a serious danger. Stating that these violations show that Israel is trying to impose a new de facto situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and impose restrictions on the worship of Palestinian Muslims, Abu Rudeyne noted that these practices seriously provoke the emotions of Muslims around the world.
Abu Rudeyne stated that Israel's attempts to divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque temporally and spatially and the escalation in occupied Jerusalem increase the risk of the political conflict turning into a "religious war" that will threaten the security and stability of the region.
Emphasizing that the entire 144-decare area of the Masjid al-Aqsa is an indivisible and non-communal place of Islamic worship, Abu Rudeyne said, "Violations against the sacred things are a red line and playing with fire." made his assessment.
Abu Rudeyne held the Israeli government fully responsible for the serious consequences that these provocative policies could lead to, and called on the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to take urgent and concrete steps to protect the Palestinian people and the holy places.

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