ISLAMABAD, 09 May 2021, (TON): Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the attacks on innocent worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces.

Statement by the Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said, “Such attacks, particularly during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, are against all humanitarian norms and human rights laws… We pray for the speedy recovery of the injured, reiterate our steadfast support to the Palestinian cause, and once again urge the international community to take prompt action to protect the Palestinian people,”

The statement added, “For lasting peace, it is essential to have a two-state solution in accordance with the relevant resolutions by the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, with the pre-1967 borders and Jerusalem as the capital of a viable, independent and contiguous Palestinian state.”

Israeli forces fired stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber-coated bullets to disperse Muslim worshippers inside the Haram al-Sharif area of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday evening. Over 200 people have been injured in Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa and in other parts of occupied East Jerusalem, including the Damascus gate of the Old City and the Sheikh Jarrah district, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

In Sheikh Jarrah area Israeli settlers have forced Muslims to leave after an Israeli court ordered the eviction of Palestinian families. Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It annexed the entire city in 1980, a move that has never been recognized by the international community.