Indonesia Condemns Violence And Forced Expulsion Of 6 Palestinians By Israel

A Palestinian resident prays at Al-Aqsa Mosque, while Israeli Police are nearby. (Ammar Awad/Reuters via Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia strongly condemns the forced expulsion of Palestinians and regrets the clashes that have occurred between Palestinians and Israelis.

Through its official Twitter account, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued six stance statements regarding the situation in Jerusalem.

"Indonesia condemns the forced eviction of 6 Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah area, East Jerusalem. Indonesia also condemns the acts of violence against Palestinian civilians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque area which caused hundreds of injuries and hurt the feelings of Muslims," wrote the Indonesian Foreign Ministry in his statement, Saturday 8 May.

"The forced evictions and acts of violence are contrary to various UN Security Council resolutions, international humanitarian law, especially the Geneva Convention IV of 1949, and have the potential to cause tension and instability in the region. Urge the international community to take concrete steps to stop the forced eviction of Palestinians and the use of force against civilians," the statement continued.

Bloody clashes broke out at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex on the evening of Friday 7 May, when Israeli police fired rubber bullets and grenades at Palestinians. As reported by Reuters, as many as 205 Palestinians and 15 Israeli security forces were injured as a result of the clashes this time.

Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis escalate in Jerusalem and the West Bank during Ramadan 1442 H. Nightly clashes take place in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where Palestinian families are facing eviction in a long-running legal case against Israeli authorities.

A number of international parties such as the United Nations, the European Union, the United States to Jordan urge all parties to calm down and exercise restraint, so as not to break out a bigger clash.