Türkiye on Thursday condemned a raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque led by an Israeli minister along with a group of occupiers.
"We condemn the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque carried out by an Israeli minister accompanied by a group of settlers," said the country's Foreign Ministry in a statement.
The statement warned that provocative actions violating the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque – Islam's third-holiest site after Mecca and Medina – risk further regional tension and instability.
"Such provocative acts, which violate the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque as a holy site belonging to Muslims, risk further deepening tensions and instability in the region," the ministry said.
The statement also urged the world to protect the rights of the Palestinian people and stop Israeli violations in the occupied East Jerusalem and its holy sites.
