SUDAN CALLS FOR URGENT MEETING TO PROTECT AL-AQSHA

Photo: PIC

Khartoum, 7 Dhulhijjah 1436/21 September 2015 (MINA) – The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday condemned, in a statement, the Israeli aggression on worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Sudanese Ministry described Israeli practices against the Aqsa as flagrant aggression that targets one of the holiest Muslim shrines, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The Ministry called on the Arab and Muslim countries to stand united and work together by all available means to halt these Israeli aggressions that seek to divide the holy Aqsa.

The Ministry also urged Foreign Ministers from Arab and Muslim countries to work together to stop these barbaric aggressions whose final objective is to destroy the holy Mosque.

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The Ministry also urged the world community to stand solidly in face of the Zionist plans that would only help deteriorate and inflame the situation in the region.

The statement called on the Muslim and Arab nations to meet to review how to defend those holy shrines and preserve them, as well as taking all steps needed to respond to those repeated aggressions that have been going on for a long time and to put an end to them.

In the same context, the alliance of independent Palestinian figures in the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem and diaspora called for the convening of an emergency Arab Summit to check the Israeli practices.

In a statement on Saturday, the alliance called for ending the Palestinian internal division immediately and for supporting the Arab efforts to protect the Aqsa Mosque. It also called for an emergency Arab summit.

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Since last Sunday, Israeli forces have been storming the Aqsa Mosque on a daily basis. It also have been wreaking havoc in the holy site by confronting Palestinian worshipers, shooting rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at them leading to dozens of injures among Palestinians.(T/P008/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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