Jordan condemns Israeli minister, settlers for Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion

Jordan's government on Sunday condemned an Israeli minister and groups of extremist settlers for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli police, describing it as a blatant violation of the historical and legal status quo at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, a desecration of its sanctity, an unacceptable provocation, and a condemned escalation.

Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Fuad Al-Majali reiterated Jordan's absolute rejection and strong condemnation of the ongoing, unacceptable incursions by ministers, officials, and extremist settlers, as well as their provocative actions and the facilitation of these incursions by Israeli police.

He stressed that these repeated incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque constitute a flagrant breach of international law and international humanitarian law, and are an unacceptable attempt to impose new realities at the mosque by seeking to divide it temporally and spatially.

Al-Majali warned of the consequences of continued incursions and violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites and the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sacred places, emphasizing that Israel has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites.

He called on the international community to take a firm stance to compel Israel, as the occupying power, to halt its ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and all provocative actions by Israeli officials and extremists, which represent a continuation

of the Israeli government's policy and its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank.