Larijani: Israel exploiting regional unrest to hold sway over al-Aqsa

Speaker of Iran’s Shura Council Ali Larijani slammed on Tuesday the Israeli occupation for exploiting regional turmoil to grab hold of Muslims’ the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and Occupied Jerusalem.

A PIC news reporter quoted Larijani as stating during a meeting of the Iranian Parliament that Israel’s crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories come at a time of regional turmoil, of which Israel has taken advantage to slaughter Palestinians and to impose its hegemony over Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank.

He reiterated the Shura Council’s firm condemnation of such “brutal crimes” perpetrated by the Israeli occupation, expressing Iran’s back-up of and solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people.