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- Blinken said Israel has been told that it should ensure Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque
RAMALLAH: On Tuesday, 72 Palestinians were wounded during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank village of Burqa.
Meanwhile, in a phone call, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reviewed the latest developments surrounding tensions over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Blinken said Israel has been told that it should ensure Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque.
He affirmed the US rejection of Israeli settler violence, home demolitions, evictions of residents, and army incursions into Palestinian-governed territories.
Meanwhile, the UAE summoned Israel’s ambassador to complain about the crackdown against Palestinians in Jerusalem.