Irans Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, on Tuesday denounced the Tel Aviv regimes provocative actions as well as repetitive attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian worshipers.
On Sunday, Israelis broke into the al-Aqsa compound and engaged in violent clashes with Palestinians.
Afkham further noted that such provocative measures take place withthe approval ofIsraeli officials, stressing that the attacks onal-Aqsa Mosque again show the aggressive nature of the Israeli regime and itsviolation ofthe rights of the Palestinian nation.
The spokeswoman also called on all countries especially the Muslim countries, and regional as well as international organizations to support the Palestinian nation and take action against thedesecration ofal-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli forces stormed the al-Aqsa compound and closed its gates after the clashes erupted between Palestinian Muslim worshipers and Israelis.
Israeli troops alsofired sound bombs inside the compound and attacked Muslim worshipers. In response, the Palestiniansthrew stones at the Israeli soldiers in an effortto prevent them from storming into the complex.
Dozens of worshipers were injured and at least sixof them were detained by Israeli forces. Many of them also suffered from suffocation due to teargas inhalation.
Illegal Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli forces, frequently force their way into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which usually ends up in clashes.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also on Sunday called on the United Nations Security Council to take measures for an end to Israeli attacks on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and violation of the Islamic holy site.
OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani said in astatement that Israel should be held responsible for the consequences of continued systematic attacks on the mosque.
By Press TV
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