Egypt and seven Arab and Islamic countries on July 23 condemned Latest Israel escalation In the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, including large-scale settlement incursions led by Israeli ministers and the display of the Israeli flag inside the Temple Mount, he described them as violations of international law and the long-standing historical and legal status of the site.
the statement This came after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led Thousands of Israeli settlers In the mosque complex on Thursday. The eight countries – Jordan, the Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar – also condemned the raising of the Israeli flag inside the site, the erection of two police tents inside the complex, and what they called a series of provocative actions that violate the historical and legal status of the site.
According to the joint statement, these actions violate international law, relevant United Nations resolutions, and long-standing arrangements governing Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem. The ministers warned that the repeated incursions, inflammatory speeches and calls for further action at Al-Aqsa risked increasing regional tensions, fueling extremism and undermining efforts to achieve a two-state solution.
The statement stressed that Israel, as the occupying power, has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian sanctities. The Israeli authorities were accused of pursuing measures aimed at changing the historical, legal and demographic character of the city.
The eight countries renewed their rejection of any attempt to change the status quo in the holy sites in Jerusalem, and reiterated their recognition of Jordan’s historical history. Hashemite Guardianship over them. They also stressed that the whole 144 acres The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex is an exclusively Islamic place of worship, and the Jerusalem Endowments and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, affiliated with the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, remains the sole authority responsible for managing the site and regulating access.
The joint statement called on Israel to lift restrictions on access to the Old City of Jerusalem and stop preventing Muslim worshipers from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque. It also urged the international community to take decisive measures to stop what it described as the ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian sanctities in Jerusalem.
This statement comes in the wake of growing regional concern over repeated settler incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which the Palestinians and many Arab and Islamic countries have consistently described as provocative and destabilizing.