Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that OIC member states should
cooperate with the international community and particularly with the UN
Security Council to address the actions of the Israeli authorities as
for Al-Aqsa mosque.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) member
states should cooperate with the international community and
particularly with the UN Security Council (UNSC) in order to address the
actions of the Israeli authorities as for Al-Aqsa mosque, Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
On Tuesday, the OIC Executive Committee held an extraordinary meeting
in Istanbul upon Turkey's request to discuss the recent situation
at Jerusalem's Temple Mount at the level of foreign ministers.
"We need to engage with one voice with the
international community, particularly the Security Council, to put an
end to the culture of impunity for the Israeli regime and compel it
to cease and reverse its criminal policies and practices," Zarif said
Tuesday, as quoted by the Tasnim news agency.
Zarif also condemned the actions of the Israeli authorities
during the recent tensions in Jerusalem and called the other member
states of the OIC to unite in order to resolve the long-standing
tensions between the Israeli and Palestinian authorities over the holy
sites.
Since mid-July, the tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have
escalated in Jerusalem and the West Bank. This situation emerged
after Israel's move aimed at introduction of additional security
measures at the entrances to the Temple Mount, where Al-Aqsa mosque, the
third holiest site in Islam, is located, in response to a deadly
incident that occurred on July 14. In an effort to alleviate the
tensions, Israeli authorities weakened the measures. However, local
media reported on Friday that men under 50 years of age were barred
from entering the Temple Mount.
