Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Israel would face "grave consequences" if it banned Palestinian Muslims from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the coming month of Ramadan.
"Radical Israeli politicians' demands to restrict entrance of Muslims to the Al-Aqsa Mosque is complete nonsense. Taking such a step will undoubtedly have grave consequences," Erdogan told a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Turkey.
Meanwhile, Israel will allow a similar number of worshippers into Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the first week of Ramadan as in previous years, a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.
The decision was agreed with top Israeli security officials during a meeting on preparations ahead of the Muslim fasting month, without providing a specific number.
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