Bangladesh has strongly denounced the occupying Israeli forces’ aggression against innocent pilgrims and citizens at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during prayers on Wednesday morning.
According to a public information department (PID) handout on Thursday evening, it also expressed great worry about Israeli forces’ abuses of basic civil norms, international human rights laws, and international accords.
At the same time, Bangladesh encouraged the international community to adopt long-term steps to put an end to the continuous violence in occupied regions, which violates international rules.
The release noted, “Bangladesh believes that the freedom of religion must be held as a fundamental human right and the right of practicing religious rituals, particularly in the holy month of Ramadan must be ensured.”
Bangladesh also reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian people’s fundamental right to a sovereign and independent country, as well as its support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on a two-state solution.
According to Reuters, Israeli police battled with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque for the second time on Wednesday, hours after arresting and removing more than 350 individuals in a police raid at the compound and despite a US call to calm tensions.
The clashes, which occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover festival, sparked a cross-border exchange of fire in Gaza, fueling worries of future conflict.
In the second incident, late at night, police entered the area and attempted to evacuate worshippers by using shock grenades and rubber bullets, according to Waqf personnel, the Jordanian-appointed Islamic organization that manages the complex.
According to witnesses, worshippers flung objects towards police. Six persons were injured, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
In a statement, police said dozens of youngsters brought rocks and firecrackers into the mosque and had tried to barricade themselves inside. The Waqf, however, said police entered the mosque before prayers were over.
