Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and a number of other Arab and Islamic organizations have condemned within the strongest phrases the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday by Israeli Nationwide Safety Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, accompanied by greater than 1,200 settlers, calling it a “provocative” act and a blatant violation of the historic and authorized established order of the holy web site.
In an announcement, the Saudi Ministry of Overseas Affairs warned that such repeated violations by Israeli officers would inflame tensions within the area.
The Kingdom renewed its name on the worldwide group to take instant motion to halt these practices, which it mentioned undermine peace efforts and contravene worldwide legal guidelines and norms.
Jordan’s Overseas Ministry additionally condemned the incident, describing it as a “severe violation” of the established order at Al-Aqsa Mosque and a transparent breach of worldwide regulation.
The ministry reaffirmed that the 144-dunum mosque is a spot of worship completely for Muslims and that Israel has no sovereignty over it.
The Palestinian presidency denounced Ben-Gvir’s actions as “provocative” and reflective of the Israeli authorities’s extremist nature, urging the worldwide group — significantly america — to carry Israel accountable for repeated violations of worldwide conventions.
In response to the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, 1,251 settlers led by Ben-Gvir entered the mosque compound Sunday morning below heavy police safety, performing Talmudic rituals in what it described as a part of a “systematic assault” on the sanctity of the mosque.
The Arab League and the Group of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued separate statements condemning the storming, calling it a “severe provocation to Muslim sentiments” and a violation of the Hashemite custodianship over Islamic holy websites in Jerusalem. Each organizations warned that such actions danger triggering wider unrest and undermining all efforts towards calm and stability.
Al-Aqsa Mosque, situated in East Jerusalem, is acknowledged below worldwide regulation as a part of the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967 and is topic to Jordanian custodianship below acknowledged worldwide agreements.