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Palestine warned on Sunday against escalating intrusions by illegal Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the settler raids will have grave consequences on the historical and legal status quo at the flashpoint site and in the occupied city. “East Jerusalem is an inseparable part of the occupied Palestinian territory and is the capital of the State of Palestine,” the ministry stressed. It called on the UN and its agencies “to assume their responsibilities and take urgent action to save the city of Jerusalem and its Christian and Islamic holy sites, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque, and provide protection against the (Israeli) occupation’s unilateral escalatory measures and plans.” […]
