Saudi condemns Israeli violations in Palestinian territories

The Saudi Cabinet on Monday condemned the continued violation by the Israeli settlers and extremist Jewish groups of the holy places in the Palestinian territories, including the burning of Al-Nour grand mosque in the village of Tuba in the Upper Galilee, and the continuation of the Israeli authorities of search campaigns, detentions, raids and sieges against the Palestinian people. Presided by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz, the cabinet stressed that such outrageous attacks are acts of terrorism that come under the continued racist policy of Israel to destroy the Palestinian landmarks and identity. Minister of Culture and Information, Abdel Aziz Khouja pointed out that the Cabinet also reviewed Arab, regional and international developments of events, and condemned the bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which killed and injured hundreds, and considered it a criminal act incompatible with the teachings of Islam. The Cabinet expressed the Kingdom''s condolences to the Government and people of Somalia and the families of the victims.