Foreign ministry of Pakistan in a statement on Friday said that the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque is a highly condemnable assault on worshippers, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, and egregious violation of all humanitarian norms and human rights laws.
The statement further said that in recent weeks, Zionist forces have killed dozens and injured countless Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem and other areas. This escalation of violence by Israeli forces in the Palestinian territories is deplorable.
“We pray for the earliest recovery of those injured. Pakistan also calls upon the international community to take urgent steps to protect innocent Palestinian lives, and uphold international law and principles of the UN Charter,” it said.
It added Pakistan reaffirms its consistent and unstinted support for the Palestinian cause.
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