RIYADH
The Israeli intrusion in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque is unacceptable, Turkish foreign minister has said.
Israeli security forces and a number of Jewish settlers stormed the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to Palestinian officials.
A Palestinian guard of the holy complex said Israeli security forces had stormed into the compound's courtyards through the al-Magharbeh and al-Silsila gates and began shooting rubber bullets at the worshippers and religious students, leaving scores injured.
"This attack shows that Israel does not want peace in the region, and just keeps increasing the tension," said Mevlut Cavusoglu told The Anadolu Agency on Thursday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, where he was on a one-day visit.
"Whenever a solution [to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict] is near, Israel finds an excuse to attack Palestine and kill people, including children," he said, adding that this only demonstrates that "Israel neither wants a solution nor peace, and it is not ready for a two-state solution, either."
The minister said they had called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations to take charge and act responsibly in this matter.
"I want to emphasize once more that we will not remain silent," he said.
Wednesday's attack came as several extremist Jewish groups called for mass intrusions into the al-Aqsa Mosque after a rabbi, Yehuda Glick -- considered by many to have extremist views -- was shot a week ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian man.
For Muslims, al-Aqsa represents the world's third holiest site. Jews refer to the area as the Temple Mount, which they consider to be the site of two Biblical temples.
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