RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – Qatar condemned the Israeli Minister of National Security's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation police, forcing worshippers out of the mosque, and the occupation forces' bombing of a clinic affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza

In a statement, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the repeated attempts to undermine the religious and historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque constitute an assault not only on Palestinians but on millions of Muslims around the world.

It warned of the consequences of continuing such violations against the Palestinian people and their Islamic and Christian holy sites, and the resulting expansion of the cycle of violence in the region.

The Ministry stressed the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities and firmly confront the repeated Israeli attacks on civilian facilities, including hospitals, and to work to provide full protection for unarmed civilians and workers in UN organizations and the humanitarian sector.

It also reiterated the State of Qatar's firm position on the just Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including the full right to practice their religious rituals without restrictions and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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