Egypt and seven other nations condemn Israeli violations at Jerusalem holy sites
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The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have issued a joint statement condemning persistent Israeli violations of the historical and legal status quo at Jerusalem’s Islamic and Christian sanctities. They specifically denounced continuous incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif by Israeli settlers and extremist ministers under police protection, and the provocative raising of the Israeli flag within its courtyards. These actions were described as "flagrant breaches of international and humanitarian law" and "unacceptable provocations." The ministers reaffirmed that the entire 144-dunum area of the Al-Aqsa Mosque is an exclusive place of worship for Muslims, and that the Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, under the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf, is the sole legal authority for managing the site. They also condemned Israel’s illegal settlement activities, including the approval of over 30 new settlements, stating these violate UN Security Council resolutions and the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. The statement further condemned escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, declared that Israel holds no sovereignty over occupied Palestinian territories, and rejected any attempts at annexation or forced displacement. The eight nations urged the international community to take decisive steps to end Israeli escalat
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Must ReadEgypt has strongly condemned the recent storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israeli hardline minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, alongside Knesset members Nissim Vaturi and Amit Halevi, and thousands of settlers. The incursions coincided with observances of Tisha B'Av. According to WAFA, Halevi performed Talmudic rituals and raised an Israeli flag, while settlers carried out "epic prostration" near the Dome of the Rock. The Jerusalem endowment authority reported 3,228 settlers entered the compound under Israeli police protection. The Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces restricted Muslim worshippers' access to Al-Aqsa Mosque, with only a limited number attending dawn prayers before security forces assaulted several worshippers. Egypt's foreign minister issued a statement condemning the actions as a flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo at Al-Aqsa, warning that such provocative acts risk fueling tensions, undermining efforts to restore calm, and driving further escalation across the occupied Palestinian territories and the wider region, threatening regional peace and security. Egypt renewed its call on the international community and the UN Security Council to halt Israeli violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem, ensure respect for the historical and legal status quo, and uphold international law and relevant UN resolutions in support of a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.