Pakistan warns Israel against breaching sanctity of Al-Aqsa mosque

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Pakistan warns Israel against breaching sanctity of Al-Aqsa mosque

Palestinians mull next moves after far-right minister’s provocative visit to holy site.

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Pakistan warns Israel against breaching sanctity of Al-Aqsa mosque​

Baqir Sajjad Syed Published January 5, 2023

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined the international community in condemning Israel’s new far-right national security minister’s provocative visit on Tuesday to Al-Aqsa mosque compound, warning that breaching the sanctity of the holy site could inflame tensions in occupied Palestinian territories.
“Al-Aqsa is a holy site revered by Muslims around the world. Violation of its sanctity offends the religious sensitivities of Muslims and inflames an already tense situation in the occupied Palestinian territories,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Wednesday while condemning the visit of Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
She said the visit by the Israeli minister was “insensitive and provocative”. “Israel must cease its illegal actions and respect the sanctity of Muslim religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territories,” she added.

RAFAH (Gaza Strip): Protesters carry defaced posters depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir during a rally held on Wednesday to condemn the latter’s visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.—AFP

While reiterating Pakistan’s support for the Palestinian cause, she underscored Islamabad’s stance on the issue, which calls for the establishment of a viable, independent, and contiguous Palestinian State, with pre-1967 borders, and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in accordance with the relevant United Nations and OIC resolutions.

Palestinians mull next moves
Meanwhile, Ben-Gvir’s tour stirred protests from across the Arab world and Western concern about long-standing understandings on non-Muslim access, add agencies.
Palestinians in Gaza are holding urgent talks on their next moves after the Israeli minister visited Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a step so far met with stern words rather than violence.
There have been fears controversial visit by Itamar Ben-Gvir could spark a war.
Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, had earlier warned such a move would be a “red line”.
Hours after Ben-Gvir’s appearance at the sensitive site, Hamas and other militant groups held emergency meetings to discuss a “proportionate” response, sources within the movement told AFP.
In a related development, leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish figures supporting Israel’s coalition government on Wednesday criticised the minister’s visit to the flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, adding internal religious dissent to a cascade of foreign censure.
One lawmaker accused Itamar Ben-Gvir of “goading the entire world”.
“It is forbidden to go up to the place of the Holy of Holies,” senior United Torah Judaism lawmaker Moshe Gafni said in parliament, referring to a part of Jewish temples that stood at the site in ancient times and was off-limits to most people.
Gafni said he had advised Ben-Gvir of this.
“Besides the aspect of religious law, there is nothing to be gained from just goading the entire world,” he said.
Among them were the three states which recently launched diplomatic ties with Israel: Bahrain, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. Washington, meanwhile, warned it could “provoke violence” and recalled a 2000 visit by Israel’s then opposition leader Ariel Sharon.
Published in Dawn, January 5th, 2023

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[Tornado23]

Doesn't even make sense

It does

You see if you denied and provided proof then that's understandable. But your argument/proof is you saying it didn't happen. Sussy baka

 

[Beny Karachun]

It does

You see if you denied and provided proof then that's understandable. But your argument/proof is you saying it didn't happen. Sussy baka

Bruh, you are the ones claiming you shot down our pilots with nothing to show for it except some pilot uniform with a name that doesn't even exist in Israeli military casualties database.

You need to prove it

 

[khansaheeb]

Yeah lol Israel is so weak and has no understanding of military it just happened to win every war in the last 74 years and it just happened to be that Israel is literally the most militarized nation on earth

You got defeated by Hizbos, so you stand corrected.

 

[Beny Karachun]

You got defeated by Hizbos, so you stand corrected.

Nah we weren't

 

[Tornado23]

Bruh, you are the ones claiming you shot down our pilots with nothing to show for it except some pilot uniform with a name that doesn't even exist in Israeli military casualties database.

You need to prove it

Pilot awards, the pilots themselves, other pilot memoirs mentioning the incidents and as you mentioned the pilot uniform. Much more proof than your "it didn't happen"

 

[maverick1977]

Pakistan warns, failed state, who gives a damn to what they say... they use religion as a drama and excuse.. Idiot, bigots and corrupt dogs in Govt, establishment and bureaucracy

 

[ThunderCat]

That actually was well-said. And since you're not,although you do have nuclear weapons...because the Turks would argue they are the strongest muslim country,the Iranians would argue they are the strongest muslim country,the Algerians perhaps that they are,the Saudis that it's them,the Egyptians too. But who is really the strongest one? And which country is actually the one willing to guarantee its distruction,if they move against Israel? Because an all out attack against Israel,to destroy them and liberate Al Quds,will definetely make Israelis attack with nukes,have the Americans and their Western friends attack with big numbers. We're talking about total war here.

Turkey does have several strengths above Pakistan and probably on average their military units and technology have surpassed Pakistan.

Their arguments are not without merit. I've seen Iranians online claiming they are stronger than Pakistan but their arguments are mostly fallacious.

 

[Abid123]

Turkey does have several strengths above Pakistan and probably on average their military units and technology has surpassed Pakistan.

Their arguments are not without merit. I've seen Iranians online claiming they are stronger than Pakistan but their arguments are mostly fallacious.

Iran has lots of ballistic missiles and drones. Plus their air defence network is probably the best in the muslim world.

 

[ThunderCat]

Iran has lots of ballistic missiles and drones. Plus their air defence network is probably the best in the muslim world.

Those are nothing that Pakistan does not have. Their Navy might be larger than Pakistan's in fleet size but their equipment is mostly outdated.

 

[Foinikas]

Iran has lots of ballistic missiles and drones. Plus their air defence network is probably the best in the muslim world.

I'll compare other muslim countries and tell you

 

[Erieye]

stop this chutiyapa, you're a bankrupt, low morale international joke known to be led by some corrupt coward goofs

give statements when we won't have an involuntraily cringe face-palm reaction. it's like a wounded sheep attempting to bark at a wolf.

 

[Hamza913]

The PM just surrendered to India live on TV and these guys wanna threaten Israel lol what a joke

 

[Baburfromsarmarkand]

These guys are still living in the 1600's this region has no weight anymore wake up!

 

[khansaheeb]

stop this chutiyapa, you're a bankrupt, low morale international joke known to be led by some corrupt coward goofs

give statements when we won't have an involuntraily cringe face-palm reaction. it's like a wounded sheep attempting to bark at a wolf.

Another Indian about to be banned, hopefully.