Published December 14,2023
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Religious websites should be revered, the UN mentioned Thursday after footage on social media confirmed Israeli troopers performing Jewish rituals inside a mosque within the West Bank metropolis of Jenin.
“The desecration of religious sites should not be tolerated. And so that is against common decency, to say the least,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric advised reporters. “Religious sites need to be respected and cannot be perverted in one way or another”.
His remarks got here after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared a video of troopers performing Jewish rituals inside a mosque in Jenin.
It reveals an Israeli soldier reciting the Shema Yisrael prayer on the mosque’s loudspeaker. Another soldier is heard saying troopers are inside a mosque in Jenin.
The troopers have reportedly been disciplined.
Turning to Gaza, Dujarric mentioned the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that heavy rain fell Wednesday in Gaza and flooding has worsened the wrestle of displaced Palestinians.
“The rains coupled with the absence of effective waste management have significantly elevated the risk of spreading disease,” he mentioned.
Dujarric additionally careworn that 156 separate incidents have affected UNRWA premises since Oct. 7.
Tensions have been operating excessive throughout the West Bank amid an Israeli army offensive on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border assault by Hamas on Oct. 7.
At least 288 Palestinians have since been killed by Israeli forces and greater than 4,000 others detained, in accordance with Palestinian figures.
Source: www.anews.com.tr