ALGIERS, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories were at the heart of the phone talks between Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, a Foreign Ministry statement said Sunday.
The two officials discussed "mainly the developments in the occupied territories and the tension resulting from the recent measures taken against the Palestinians.
The two parties agreed to "exert necessary efforts in consultation with the international community, including Arab and Muslim countries, as well as international organizations, to ensure the protection of Palestinian people and their holy sites, while pressing the occupier to put an end to escalation and blackmail."
The surroundings of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in eastern Jerusalem are the scene of daily confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli police, leaving so far three Palestinians dead and 400 others injured.
The clashes erupted last Sunday following the installation of electronic gates by Israeli forces, in response to the killing of two Israeli policemen by three Palestinian gunmen, who were also shot dead.
