The STC condemns the Israeli incursion into Al-Aqsa and the targeting of civilians in occupied Jerusalem

English - Friday 14 May 2021 الساعة 12:13 pm
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The Southern Transitional Council strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the targeting of Palestinian civilians in occupied Jerusalem.

The Council expressed, in a statement by a member of the Presidency, the Council’s official spokesman, Mr. Ali Abdullah Al-Kathiri, its strong condemnation and regret for the displacement of families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

The following is the text of the statement:

The Southern Transitional Council strongly condemns the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the targeting of Palestinian civilians in occupied Jerusalem, expressing its strong condemnation and regret for the displacement of families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

The storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque represents an unacceptable consecration of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, and a flagrant violation of the rules of international law, including the right of the free Palestinian people to establish their state and their right to practice religious rites, in addition to violating the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Southern Transitional Council renews its full and firm stand on the side of the great Palestinian people, stressing the place of the Palestinian cause in the heart of every Arab, and calling on the Arab League and the international community to support reaching a just solution to the Palestinian issue, and on the need to preserve the historical identity of occupied Jerusalem, and to protect civilians from The illegal Israeli targeting.