Saudi Arabia: King Salman helped reopen Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Saudi Royal Court said that Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz’s efforts with world leaders have led to the reopening of Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday.

“The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, has held contacts with many world leaders over the past few days. The Saudi government has also contacted the US government to exert its efforts in order not to close Al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of Muslims and to remove all restrictions imposed on Muslim worshippers,” the statement said.

These efforts have been crowned with success today and in a way that will contribute, God willing, to restore stability and reassurance to the worshipers and preserve their dignity and security.

According to the statement, Salman stressed on the importance of achieving a just and comprehensive peace for the Palestinian cause in accordance with the Arab peace initiative and the two-state solution as well as the relevant international resolutions.

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Palestinians protested continuously for 12 days against the Israeli occupation forces’ placing of metal detectors and advanced surveillance systems at the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Five Palestinians were killed in the ten days after 14 July and 1,090 were injured.