The Commission of Scholars and Preachers in Occupied Jerusalem slammed on Sunday the Israeli attacks on Muslim cemeteries and Islamic holy sites calling for immediately bringing them to a halt.
The commission stressed the inherently Islamic identity of Occupied Jerusalem and its holy sites.
It denounced the Israeli excavations beneath and around the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
The commission further spoke out against the destruction of Muslim tombs in Bab Al-Rahma Cemetery and the establishment of a café for Israeli settlers near the al-Aqsa Mosque.
According to the commission such Israeli violations come in response to the UNESCO resolution recognizing the exclusively Islamic character of al-Aqsa and the Old City of Jerusalem.
“The sanctity of our holy sites and dead people is a red line that Israel should never cross” the statement read.
The commission called on the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately cease attacks on Muslims both dead and alive.
It further pushed for activating the UNESCO recent resolution and for intensifying vigil in Occupied Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque.
