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Wed 04 Oct 2023 3:24 pm - Jerusalem Time

Jordan sends protest note to Israel regarding the violations to Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs sent an official memorandum to the Israeli embassy in Amman, protesting the incursions of settlers and members of the Israeli Knesset into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, and the imposition of restrictions on worshipers entering the mosque, and allowing extremists to attack and desecrate Islamic graves in the vicinity of the mosque. Mubarak, and the escalating attacks on the Christians of occupied Jerusalem.


The ministry’s official spokesman, Sufyan al-Qudah, said that the memorandum included an emphasis on the necessity of Israel, as the occupying power, to comply with its obligations in accordance with international law, especially international humanitarian law, regarding the occupied city of Jerusalem and its holy sites, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and to refrain from any measures that would prejudice the sanctity of the places. Holy places and putting an end to attempts to change the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sanctities.


He added that the memorandum reaffirmed that the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, with its entire area of 144 dunams, is a pure place of worship for Muslims, and that the Jerusalem Endowments Administration and the Affairs of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, affiliated with the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sanctities, is the legal body with exclusive jurisdiction to manage all the affairs of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and organize... Enter it.


The Ministry’s official spokesman called on the Israeli government to end all measures aimed at unacceptable interference in the affairs of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the necessity of respecting the historical and legal situation existing in Jerusalem and its sanctities, and to stop any attempts to undermine it, as the continued violations and attacks on the sanctities warn of further escalation and represent This is a dangerous trend that must be stopped immediately.

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Jordan sends protest note to Israel regarding the violations to Al-Aqsa Mosque