Jordan: Jordan's Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs on Thursday condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, several Knesset members, and groups of extremist settlers under the protection of the Israeli occupation police.

According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry stated that this incursion involved assaults against worshippers, provocative acts by extremists and police, the raising of Israeli flags, and inciting statements by extremist groups. It described these actions as a violation of the historical and legal status of Al-Haram Al-Sharif, a breach of the mosque's sanctity, and an escalation that is unacceptable.

The ministry's spokesperson, Ambassador Fouad Al Majali, expressed Jordan's firm rejection and strong condemnation of the continued incursions by Israeli officials, Knesset members, and extremist settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as the role of Israeli police in facilitating these actions.

Al Majali emphasized that these practices constitute a clear violation of international law and international humanitarian law, infringing upon Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem. He highlighted the unacceptable attempts to impose new realities at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif by altering its existing arrangements in terms of time and space.

He warned of the consequences of ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites and the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sacred places. Al Majali stressed that Israel holds no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites.

Al Majali urged the international community to take a firm stance to ensure that Israel, as the occupying power, ceases its ongoing violations of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and halts provocative actions by Israeli officials and extremist groups. He described these actions as a continuation of the Israeli government's policy of escalation in the occupied West Bank.

Al Majali reaffirmed that Al-Aqsa Mosque, covering its full area of 144 dunums, is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims. He stressed that the Jerusalem Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, under Jordan's Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites, is the legally authorized body responsible for the administration of all affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and the regulation of entry to the site.