AMMAN —
The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli forces’
attack Monday night on mourners accompanying the body of Palestinian youth,
Walid Al-Sharif, to a cemetery in occupied Jerusalem.
اضافة اعلان
Sharif died Saturday of
injuries sustained three weeks prior at Al-Aqsa when he was shot by Israeli forces.
Official spokesman for the ministry,
Haitham Abu AlFoul, said in a tweet Tuesday that the attack on the mourners, which resulted
in many injuries, and the violation of the sanctity of the cemetery is an
inhumane behavior that is condemned and rejected, stressing the need for Israel
to respect its obligations under international humanitarian law as the
occupying power in
East Jerusalem.
The ministry’s spokesperson stressed that Israel
must stop these provocative practices and halt all violations against the
Palestinians.
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