The Indonesian government and the nation's top Islamic clerical body have condemned the latest string of aggression committed by Israel against Palestinians in the final days of Ramadan, saying Israel has violated various international laws.

The Foreign Ministry said the use of force against Palestinian civilians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex and the forced eviction of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem has “resulted in hundreds of casualties and thereby hurting the feeling of the ummah [Muslim community].”

“Such forced eviction and use of force are contrary to various United Nations Security Council resolutions, International Humanitarian Law, particularly the IV Geneva Convention of 1949, and have the potential to increase tension and instability in the region,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on Saturday evening.

Thousands of worshippers stayed on at Al-Aqsa on Saturday for Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny), a peak of the Muslim holy month, but reports said Israeli riot police had used rubber bullets, sound grenades and water cannons against Palestinians.

Israel said it was beefing up security forces on Saturday in anticipation of further confrontations in Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and Gaza after fierce clashes erupted the previous night at Al-Aqsa mosque, Reuters reported.

Eight Palestinian refugee families residing in Sheikh Jarrah are facing forced eviction due to a legal challenge by the Nahalat Shimon settler organization, with the risk “imminent” for four of the families, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR).

OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville said on Friday that the evictions, if ordered and implemented, would violate Israel’s obligations under international law.

“Given the disturbing scenes in Sheikh Jarrah over the past few days, we wish to emphasize that East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory, in which international humanitarian law applies.”

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On Friday, Reuters reported that at least 205 Palestinians and 17 officers were injured in the clashes at Islam's third-holiest site and around East Jerusalem, Palestinian medics and Israeli police said.

The following day, scores of people were injured as Israeli police fired water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinian protesters in annexed East Jerusalem. Police said they dispersed the rally in Sheikh Jarrah, where demonstrators had thrown stones at security forces.

Officials said Sunday a rocket had been fired from the Gaza Strip, with the Israel Defense Forces responding by striking a "military target" in the south, AFP reported. Earlier, officers had fired tear gas toward protesters on the border.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 90 people had been wounded in Saturday's clashes in Jerusalem, revising up its earlier estimate of 53.

The Foreign Ministry said Indonesia urged the international community to take concrete steps to put a stop to the forced evictions of Palestinians and the use of force against civilians.

Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) head of international affairs Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim said Indonesia must step up the efforts to effectively pressure Israel and help the plight of the Palestinian people.

“It is time for major countries like the United States to immediately take the initiative to strongly warn Israel to stop its barbaric actions. Under the leadership of Joe Biden, the US has a great opportunity to put pressure on Israel,” he said.

Sudarnoto added that the European Union countries and others could begin to take “empathetic and constructive steps” to exert international pressure on Israel through the UN and impose international sanctions.

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The US said it was "extremely concerned" and urged both sides to "avoid steps that exacerbate tensions or take us farther away from peace". "This includes evictions in east Jerusalem, settlement activity, home demolitions and acts of terrorism," the US State Department said.

Meanwhile, the EU called on the authorities "to act urgently to de-escalate the current tensions," saying "violence and incitement are unacceptable and the perpetrators on all sides must be held accountable".