Violence in Jerusalem: Arab countries condemn Israel's actions

Arab countries that have recently normalized relations with Israel have denounced the actions of the Hebrew state in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces that left hundreds of Palestinians injured over the weekend in East Jerusalem.

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The clashes these last evenings on the Mosque esplanade in East Jerusalem between Israeli police officers and Palestinian faithful, are the most important since 2017, when Israel decided to place metal detectors at the entrance of the site, before there. renounce. These clashes take place as Palestinians have been protesting for several days against the possible eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem - an area of ​​the city occupied and annexed by Israel - for the benefit of Israeli settlers.

Critical reactions from Israel have poured in from Sudan, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which last year announced the normalization of their relations with the Jewish state.

Khartoum called the measures taken against the Palestinians in Jerusalem "

" and "

", according to a statement from the Sudanese foreign ministry on Saturday evening.

He urged the Israeli government to "

."

Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco ...

The Emirates and Bahrain condemned the descent of Israeli security forces on Friday into the Al-Aqsa mosque, and the crackdown on worshipers who sought to escape. And Abu Dhabi called on the Israeli authorities to "

" of violence around the Mosque Plaza, the third holiest site of Islam and the holiest site for Jews. Manama for his part urged the Israeli government to "

".

Morocco also said on Sunday that it was following

the violence

with "

", adding that King Mohammed VI "

". The annexation and occupation of East Jerusalem since 1967 is contrary to international law, as is the occupation of the West Bank.