"The storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by hundreds of radical Israelis, including ministers, will further escalate tensions in the region," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, Paralel.Az reports.

“The storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by hundreds of radical Israelis, including ministers, under police protection is a provocation that violates the historical status of Jerusalem and will further increase escalation in our region,” a ministry statement said.

The statement added that “this provocative act” showed again that Israel has no “intention of reaching peace.”

It urged the global community to "take urgent action to stop the Israeli government’s atrocities in Gaza and to prevent such actions that threaten the stability of our entire region.”