Witnesses say Israeli forces fired stun grenades near the mosque on Friday to disperse Palestinian worshippers who were protesting against the recent desecration of the Muslims holy book, the Quran, by an Israeli soldier. Palestinians retaliated by hurling rocks and firebombs.
In reaction to the latest Israeli crimes, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman strongly condemned the attack, and urged the regional and international organizations, specially human rights bodies, "to show serious reaction to the aggressive measures and growing desecration of Islamic sanctities by the Zionists".
He added that the international community's weak reaction will embolden the regime to conduct further criminal acts.
According to Palestinian sources, Israeli forces had also stormed a session of Quran recitation in al-Aqsa Mosque last Sunday and an Israeli soldier kicked a copy of the holy book and trampled on it.
