AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday
condemned the continued Israeli violations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram
Al-Sharif, citing Tuesday night’s incidents.
اضافة اعلان
In a Foreign Ministry statement, Israeli
forces sabotaged the locks of Al-Silsila Gate and the door leading to the roof
of the Islamic Museum. They cut the wires of Al-Haram Al-Sharif’s external
speakers on the western side, and harassed the Jordanian awqaf staff at Al-Aqsa
Mosque.
The ministry’s spokesperson,
Ambassador Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, reiterated that the actions of the Israeli occupation
forces are “unacceptable, condemned, and reprehensible”. These acts, he added,
entail a provocation to the feelings of Muslims and constitute a violation of
the mosque's sanctity and the legal and historical status of the shrine.
He stressed that the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram
Al-Sharif, with its entire area of 144 dunums, is a sacred place of worship
for Muslims, and its affairs are exclusively run by the Awqaf Administration of
Jerusalem, whose staff is appointed by Jordan.
Fayez demanded the Israeli
authorities abide by their obligations as an occupying power in occupied East
Jerusalem, in accordance with international law, to “end these actions and
provocations, and to respect the sanctity of the mosque, the status quo, and
the authority managing the Jerusalem endowments,” and the affairs of Al-Aqsa.
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