Palestinian Muslim devotees gather at the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the third Friday noon prayer during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem on April 7, 2023. (Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Friday appealed to "all parties" to de-escalate after Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in retaliation for several dozen rockets fired from both territories.
"Now is the time for all parties across the region to de-escalate tensions," he said, condemning rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and southern Lebanon, and criticizing Israeli police for "violence" inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque — Islam's third-holiest site.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Friday appealed to "all parties" to de-escalate after Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in retaliation for several dozen rockets fired from both territories.
"Now is the time for all parties across the region to de-escalate tensions," he said, condemning rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and...