RAMALLAH, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Sunday warned of continuing Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem.
Youssef al-Mahmoud, spokesman of the Ramallah-based Palestinian National Authority (PNA), said "Israel still violates the mosque" in a press statement on the eve of the 48 anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"For 48 years, Israel has never stopped its severe violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque on daily bases," said al-Mahmoud, adding that the violations are "blessed and fed by the Israeli government."
He called on the international community "to respect and protect its conventions and decisions, which are related to all the holy sites in Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories."
"The silence of the international community is encouraging the Israeli government to continue its assaults on the Islamic and Christian holy sites in the city," he said.
The spokesman of the PNA government reiterated the Palestinians' attitude to make a permanent peace that ends the occupation and achieve just and comprehensive peace and establish a Palestinian state.
At least five Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-Palestinian clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank since July 14, after Israel imposed security measures at the entrances to the holy compound.
But the tensions have calmed down since later July after Israel removed the metal detectors and cameras installed at the mosque entrances.
