{"id":667,"date":"2023-04-05T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=667"},"modified":"2023-04-06T00:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T00:00:54","slug":"eu-deeply-concerned-by-violence-at-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/eu-deeply-concerned-by-violence-at-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"EU &#8216;deeply concerned&#8217; by violence at Jerusalem&#8217;s Al-Aqsa Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The European Union is &#8220;deeply concerned&#8221; by the violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and calls on all parties to show restraint at a time of religious holidays, an EU official said on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the European Commission&#8217;s daily news briefing, Peter Stano, lead spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, confirmed that the EU follows &#8220;very closely&#8221; the developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory,\u00a0<i>Anadolu News Agency<\/i>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 426px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-667-1\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0647\u0630\u0627-\u0647\u0648-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0634-\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a-\u0628\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0631-.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0647\u0630\u0627-\u0647\u0648-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0634-\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a-\u0628\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0631-.mp4\">https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u0647\u0630\u0627-\u0647\u0648-\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0634-\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a-\u0628\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0631-.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The European Union is deeply concerned by the growing tensions and violence which we have seen overnight inside the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque,&#8221; he asserted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also underlined that &#8220;it is extremely important to preserve the historic status quo of the holy site.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stano condemned &#8220;in strongest possible terms the rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He reiterated the bloc&#8217;s call on both parties to &#8220;exercise utmost restraint and refrain from actions&#8221; that escalate tensions, &#8220;particularly in this period of religious holidays&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year, a number of important holidays of the Abrahamic religions \u2013 the Jewish holiday of Passover, Christian Easter, and Muslim Ramadan \u2013 are all celebrated in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli police said they had detained 350 Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of Palestinians barricaded themselves in the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall in the complex after Jewish settlers called for a raid on the mosque.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the Israeli police smashed windows and deployed flash charges, tear gas and rubber bullets against the worshippers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents Islam&#8217;s third-holiest site. 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