Jordan on Thursday strongly denounced the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ al-Haram al-Sharif compound by the Israeli national security minister, and warned of the serious consequences of allowing extremists to break into the holy shrine and carry out provocative practices under the protection of the Israeli occupation police. Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Sinan Majali, said in a statement that the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli cabinet member and violating its sanctity, and the extremist settlers actions are condemned and amount to a flagrant violation of international law, as well as of the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sanctities, underscoring that Israel has no sovereignty over the city and its holy places. Furthermore, Majali cautioned that the ongoing unilateral measures and breaches on holy sites could lead to further escalation. He emphasized that the holy compound, which covers a total area of 144 dunums, is a solely Muslim place of worship, and that the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department is the body with exclusive jurisdiction to manage all affairs of the compound and organize entry to it. Additionally, he stressed the right of the State of Palestine to sovereignty over the occupied city of East Jerusalem, and that Israel, the occupying power, has no right or sovereignty over the city and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA