Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned a visit by far-right Israeli minister to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In a statement late Tuesday, Kanaani described a visit by Zionist supremacist Itamar Ben-Gvir to Al-Aqsa as a desecration of the holy Muslim site.
“Al-Quds, in its entirety, is the eternal capital of Palestine and any defiling of the holy sites of Palestine such as Al-Aqsa Mosque is a violation of international law and an affront to the values and sanctities of the world Muslims and will provoke a reaction from them,” Kanaani was quoted as saying by Tansim news agency.
The Iranian spokesman further hailed the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Zionist regime and warned against any adventurous and provocative move by the new cabinet of the usurping Israeli regime.
Kanaani emphasized that the cause of Palestine and Al-Quds liberation is the number one priority of the Muslim world, saying it’s a duty of all free men and women of the world, especially Muslim nations and governments, to act in unity to put up an all-out defense of Al-Quds and stand up against the Zionist regime’s aggression.
The Iranian diplomat finally urged the international organizations, including the UN, to fulfill their legal responsibilities in this regard and prevent the aggressor and apartheid Zionist regime’s brutal acts against the Palestinian people and the sanctities of Muslims, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ben-Gvir visited Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds for first time as a security minister, in a move seen by Palestinians and entire Muslim world as highly provocative.
Source: Iranian media
