ANKARA: Turkey said on Monday that Israel was violating human rights at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and called on global powers to take a unified stance in response.
Israel said on Sunday it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside Al-Aqsa has triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years. However it said it could eventually reduce their use.
“Israel’s attitude over Al-Aqsa is wrong, unlawful and unacceptable,” Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said after a cabinet meeting.
“Israel’s actions there violate both human rights and the freedom of religion and faith,” he said.
“We call on the international community to take a unified stance against Israel.”
Also Monday, police alleged that Palestinian stabbed an Israeli in the neck at a fast food restaurant near the commercial capital of Tel Aviv before being arrested, .
“A resident from Qalqilya, 21, stabbed an Israeli in the neck with a knife,” in the attack in Petah Tikva, said a police statement.
“The attacker tried to flee” but was arrested by police.
The condition of the man, a 32-year-old Arab Israeli, was not believed to be life threatening. Police suggested the assailant may have thought his target was Jewish.
The attack was the latest in an uptick of violence since July 14.
Turkey: Tel Aviv’s attitude over Al-Aqsa unlawful
Turkey: Tel Aviv’s attitude over Al-Aqsa unlawful
Israel military says Iran fires new wave of missiles at country
- Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Wednesday that it detected missiles heading toward the country from Iran and had activated air defenses, as it pressed a “wave” of strikes against Iran and Lebanon.
“A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said on its official Telegram account.
AFP journalists heard air raid sirens sounding in Jerusalem and the sound of explosions in the distance.
A short time later, Israel’s military said it was permitted to leave shelters.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services reported no immediate injuries following the missile fire, but said its teams were treating “a small number of people who were injured on their way to protected areas.”
Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported several injuries from the Iranian strikes near Tel Aviv.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a satellite communications center in Haifa, along with military bases in Israel, and US targets elsewhere in the Middle East including Iraqi Kurdistan and the US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain.
“We will continue our sustained attacks with purpose and power, and in this war, we contemplate nothing but the enemy’s complete surrender,” the Guards said on their website Sepah News.
