{"id":30442,"date":"2022-04-20T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=30442"},"modified":"2022-04-20T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:48:01","slug":"erdogan-warns-against-threats-to-al-aqsa-in-call-with-israeli-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2022\/30442\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan warns against threats to Al-Aqsa, in call with Israeli leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL (National Times) &#8211; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced sadness over the violence at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a phone call Tuesday with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, warning against threats to its status.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came after Israeli-Palestinian clashes in and around the holy site over the weekend left 170 people wounded, mostly Palestinian demonstrators at the hands of Israeli security forces.<\/p>\n<p>The violence comes almost a year after similar tensions sparked an 11-day conflict between Israel and militant groups in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Aqsa is the holiest site in Judaism and the third-holiest in Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend of violence has further escalated tensions, with Israel carrying out its first air strike on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan said on his official Twitter account he told Herzog &#8220;the fact that Al-Aqsa mosque was raided by fanatic groups after the morning prayer yesterday and the day before &#8230; and the spread of the tension to Gaza increased our sadness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said that &#8220;these images which are seen every year because of some radicals hurt the consciences and cause justifiable reactions in the entire Islamic world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan told the Israeli president: &#8220;In this sensitive period, I would like to emphasise once again the necessity of not allowing provocations and threats against the status and spirituality of Al-Aqsa mosque.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader repeated his call for everyone to &#8220;make the utmost effort&#8221; in order to preserve the spirituality of the holy site.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Turkey proclaimed a new era in relations following more than a decade of diplomatic rupture, after Herzog made a landmark visit to Ankara in March.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan, a vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause, had in the past criticised Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has maintained ties with Hamas who have controlled Gaza since 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL (National Times) &#8211; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced sadness over the violence at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a phone call Tuesday with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, warning against threats to its status. 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