JEDDAH, April 15 (KUNA) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday castigated the Israeli occupation forces' bursting into Al-Aqsa Mosque and roughing up devotees inside the compound where scores of Palestinians were wounded or apprehended.
The OIC said in a statement that the dangerous escalation is tantamount to an aggression on "sentiments of the whole Muslim nation and a blatant breach of international resolutions and charters." It held the Israeli occupation authority fully responsible for repercussions of such daily crimes and offensives against the Palestinian people, their territories and sanctities.
Moreover, the Islamic organization called on the international community, namely the United Nations Security Council, to seek to end such recurring breaches, protect the Palestinian people, the sacred sites and prevent such attacks that would foment religious strife, extremism and deepen instability in the region.
The occupation forces, early today, burst into the mosque and attacked worshippers, wounding 150 of the advocates and arresting 450 others, as part of stepped up assaults on the Palestinians that started several days ago. (end) nsa.rk