The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates warned of the catastrophic consequences of Israel’s continued violation of the historical and legal status quo in the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif and its violations of the sanctity of the holy sites and the right of Muslims to perform their religious rituals in this holy month. The ministry’s spokesperson, Ambassador Sinan Majali, warned that the Israeli police forces’ violation of the sanctity of the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif and assaulting worshipers again in an attempt to empty it of worshipers, in preparation for major incursions into the mosque, will push the situation towards more tension and violence, for which everyone will pay the price. He said that the Israeli government bears responsibility for the escalation in Jerusalem and in all the occupied Palestinian territories and for the deterioration that will worsen if it does not stop its incursions into the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif and its terrorization of worshipers in these blessed days. Majali said that the Jerusalem Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department is the only entity authorized to manage the affairs of the Al-Haram and is able to guarantee its security if Israel stops its attacks on Al-Aqsa, lifts the restrictions imposed on it and its staff, and respects the historical and legal status quo in the holy sites and the right of worshipers to worship. The ministry’s spokesperson stressed that the Israeli attacks on the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif and the worshipers are the reasons that spark violence and increase tension, adding that Israel’s cessation of its violations of the holy sites, international law and the right of Palestinians to perform their religious duties will prevent further tension.

Source: Jordan News Agency