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Saudi King Salman has urged the United Nations to intervene after three days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at the Temple Mount’s Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Salman “expressed strong condemnation of the dangerous Israeli escalation” at the holy site, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sept. 16.

“He called for serious and speedy international efforts and for the intervention of the Security Council to take all urgent measures to stop these violations,” the report said. The “attack on worshipers” violates the sanctity of religions “and contributes to feeding extremism and violence in the world,” Salman said.

The Saudi king made the same appeal in phone calls to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande, the report said. The king has also made contact with the White House.

Many Muslim leaders are concerned that Jews are moving to have separate access points to the holy site for Jews and Muslims.

Hollande warned on Sept. 16 that any change in the rules governing Al-Aqsa Mosque compound could lead to “serious destabilization.”

The compound is the holiest site in Judaism, which venerates it as the Temple Mount, and the third-holiest site in Islam. Under longstanding regulations, Jews are allowed to visit but cannot pray there to avoid provoking tensions.

On Sept. 17, King Mohammad VI of Morocco expressed outrage over Israel’s “violations” at the site, and discussed the issue with officials from the Palestinian Authority, Qatar and Jordan, Israel Radio reported.

The report also said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Israel it was making a serious mistake that could prove harmful to the entire region. Erdogan urged the UN to act against Israel’s “breach” of the sanctity of the mosque in Jerusalem, and reportedly told the UN chief that Israel’s actions were “unacceptable” and a cause for “serious indignation” in the Muslim world.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Sept. 16 of “waging a fierce and relentless war against us in Jerusalem.”

Abbas warned that Palestinians would not accept separate access for Jews and Muslims to the Temple Mount.

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