TEHRAN: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has harshly criticised Israeli forces' activities at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan, which left over 100 Palestinians injured.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said the episode, is a sign of "the liveliness and grandeur of the heroic and daring struggle by Palestinian people and Israelis' desperation," according to the Ministry's website.

The remarks were made by Amir Abdollahian during a phone discussion with Ismail Haniyeh, the politburo chairman of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), as per reports.

The Iranian top diplomat also emphasised the need of Israel's "hostile acts against Palestinians" being stopped. According to the website of Iran's Foreign Ministry, spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stated the Israeli forces' conduct "violated international law and human rights."

More than 100 Palestinians have been injured in the fighting thus far, said Palestinian health officials, while three Israeli police officers have been mildly injured, as per Israeli police.

Thousands of worshippers have gathered at the compound's entrance since the early hours of Friday, a place sacred to both Muslims and Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount. Over the past three weeks, tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have risen in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as the Jewish holiday of Passover coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip lasted 11 days in 2021 after confrontations in Jerusalem.

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