Jordan Condemns Israeli Far-Right Minister Storming Of Aqsa Mosque

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif by Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, as a“blatant violation of international law and an unacceptable provocation.”

In a statement, the ministry the incident coincided with the so-called“Flag March” and was accompanied by“provocative practices” by extremist settlers, including raising Israeli flags inside the mosque compound under occupation authorities protection and restricting worshippers' access to the site.

The ministry stressed that the actions constituted a serious breach of the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem, reiterating that Israel“has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.”

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali said Jordan categorically rejects repeated incursions into Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli ministers, officials, settlers and extremists, as well as measures preventing worshippers from entering the site.

He condemned the actions as“violations of international law and international humanitarian law, warning that they were aimed at imposing“new realities” at the holy site and dividing it temporally and spatially.

Majali warned against the continuation of the“dangerous escalatory violations,” urging the international community to take a firm position and compel Israel, as the occupying power, to halt violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.

He added that the actions of extremist Israeli ministers reflected policies of the current Israeli government that risk further escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The spokesperson also reaffirmed that the entire 144-dunum area of Al Aqsa Mosque is an exclusive place of worship for Muslims, stressing that the Jerusalem Awqaf Department, affiliated with Jordan's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, remains the sole legal authority responsible for administering the site and regulating access to it.

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