Jordan condemns Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
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- Jordan condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, calling it an “unacceptable provocation.”
- Amman said the repeated incursions violate the historical and legal status quo at the holy site and warned of the consequences of continued provocations.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs has condemned the entry of far-right ‘Israeli’ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and groups of extremist settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of ‘Israeli’ occupation police.
The ministry described the latest incursion as a violation of the historical and legal status quo at Al-Aqsa and an “unacceptable provocation.”
Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Fuad Majali said the repeated incursions by ‘Israeli’ ministers, officials and settlers, along with the protection provided by ‘Israeli’ occupation police, constitute violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
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Majali warned of the consequences of continued incursions and what he described as provocative practices targeting Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
He stressed that ‘Israel’ has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
Jordan also reiterated that Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, covering 144 dunums, is exclusively a place of worship for Muslims and that the Jerusalem Awqaf Department, which is affiliated with Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, has exclusive jurisdiction over the administration of the site and the organization of access to it.
Jordan called on the international community to take a firm position to compel ‘Israel’, as the occupying power, to halt violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and stop measures restricting worshippers’ access.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry says its position on Jerusalem is based on international law and UN resolutions, which it cites in maintaining that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and that Jordan retains its historic Hashemite custodianship over the city’s Islamic and Christian holy sites.
