AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned continued incursions by “extremist” settlers into Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, describing them as “provocative and unacceptable practices.”

 

In a statement, the ministry said that settlers raised Israeli flags inside the courtyards of the holy site, alongside what it called “reckless actions” by Israeli police.

 

The ministry stressed that such acts constitute a “flagrant violation of international law and of the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its holy sites.”

 

Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali reiterated the Kingdom’s firm rejection and condemnation of the repeated incursions and accompanying provocations, describing them as “unacceptable incitement aimed at imposing new realities” at the site, including attempts to divide it temporally and spatially.

 

Majali stressed that Israel has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem, warning of the consequences of continued violations and provocations.

 

He also called on the international community to adopt a firm stance that compels Israel, as the occupying power, to stop all irresponsible practices and ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, and to cease unilateral measures in the occupied West Bank.

 

Majali also reiterated that Al Aqsa Mosque, with its full area of 144 dunums, is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims, and that the Jerusalem Awqaf Department, affiliated with the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, is the sole legal authority responsible for administering the mosque and regulating access to it.