UK calls for an end to the violence in Jerusalem: Minister's statement
James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, has issued a statement on the recent violence in Jerusalem.
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Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, James Cleverly, said:
The UK appeals for calm, and calls for an end to the violence witnessed in Jerusalem over recent days. All sides need to de-escalate tensions in the final days of Ramadan.
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