United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli police on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
“The UAE called on Israeli authorities to halt escalation and avoid exacerbating tension and instability in the region,” it said.
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