On video: Riots on the Temple Mount, about 400 rioters barricaded themselves in the mosque (police spokesmen)
An Israeli senior official said today (Thursday) that the United States blocked the publication of a statement condemning Israel on behalf of the United Nations Security Council regarding the events on the Temple Mount. The Security Council held a closed
discussion today regarding the escalation in Jerusalem, Gaza and Lebanon. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan was in touch with the US ambassador to the UN and asked to prevent the publication of a press release on behalf of the Security Council regarding the events on the Temple Mount.
Al Aqsa Mosque, a day after the riots (photo: documentation on social networks according to Section 27 A of the Copyright Law)
Earlier today, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council at the White House said that the US condemns the firing of rockets at Israel from Lebanon. "Those who use Lebanon as a base to launch missiles against Israel endanger the Lebanese people and increase the potential for destabilization in the country," she claimed
. The US is committed to Israel's security and recognizes Israel's legitimate right to protect its citizens and its territory against any type of aggression.
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