Algeria calls on the international community for a swift and adequate response to Israel's escalating repression of the Palestinians, Algerian Foreign Minister and National Community Abroad Ramtane Lamamra said on Tuesday during telephone conversations with his counterparts from Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, according to the Algeria Press Service (APS) news agency.
Lamamra held consultations "as part of Algeria's efforts to provide international protection for Palestinian civilians in Jerusalem and end the repression by the occupation forces." The minister's conversations came several days after Israeli security forces used force against Palestinians at the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
Lamamra pointed to the "necessity and urgency of a swift and adequate response by the international community in the face of the escalation of [Israeli] repression and the growing number of Palestinian victims."
On Monday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune wrote a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the international community to provide the necessary protection for Palestinian civilians and their holy places in accordance with international law.
Al-Aqsa Mosque Imam Sheikh Akram Sabri said that the clashes on the Temple Mount on April 15 were caused by a provocation by Jewish settlers. According to WAFA news agency, 153 Arabs needed medical help after the Israeli military and police used riot gear, while 250 people were injured. At least eight Israelis were wounded.
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