Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Israel over clashes at Al-Aqsa
The clashes at Islam s third holiest site around East Jerusalem, injuring 205 Palestinians and 17 police officers
Reuters
May 08, 2021
Israeli police walk near the Dome of the Rock during clashes with Palestinians at a compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem s Old City, May 7, 2021. PHOTO:REUTERS/FILE
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned Israel s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers, following a night of violence in Jerusalem.
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Israeli security forces advance amid clashes with Palestinian protesters near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on May 7, 2021 (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
The international community, including Israel’s Arab allies, condemned the Jewish state Saturday for the violence in Jerusalem a day earlier that saw 200 Palestinians and 17 Israeli police officers wounded, as well as for pending evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
The United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations with Israel last year and has so far had warm ties with the country, expressed “deep concern over the violence” in Jerusalem. It condemned “Israeli authorities’ storming of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque” as well as plans to evict East Jerusalem residents.
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ABU DHABI, 8th May, 2021 (WAM) Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, Minister of State, expressed the UAE’s deep concern over the violence in occupied East Jerusalem and its strong condemnation of the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the displacement of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.
He stressed that the UAE strongly condemns the Israeli authorities' storming of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing the need for the Israeli authorities to assume their responsibilities - in.
An Israeli policeman scuffles with a Palestinian in front of the Dome of the Rock during clashes, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood on May 7. Reuters
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday condemned Israel s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers, following a night of violence in Jerusalem.
Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem s Al Aqsa mosque late on Friday.
The clashes at Islam s third holiest site and around East Jerusalem, which injured 205 Palestinians and 17 police officers, came amid mounting anger over the planned evictions.