AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Thursday lodged an
official protest demanding that Israel, as an occupying force, ceases all
violations and provocations at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and respects
the authority and jurisdictions of Jordan’s Jerusalem Awqaf Department.
اضافة اعلان
In a statement sent to
Jordan News, the ministry denounced
the continuing Israeli violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the latest of which saw
the storming of large numbers of extremists to the holy site, under the
protection of Israeli forces.
Ministry spokesperson Dayfallah Al-Fayez said that Israeli
practices against Al-Aqsa constitute a “blatant violation to the historical and
legal status quo, international law, and Israeli obligations as an occupying
force in East Jerusalem.”
Al-Fayez stressed that the entirety of the Al-Aqsa
Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, spread over an area of 144 dunums, is a place of
worship for Muslims, and that Jordan’s Jerusalem Awqaf Department has exclusive
jurisdiction over the management of all its affairs, and the regulation of
access to the site, as per international law and the historical and legal
status quo.
Al-Fayez also called on the international community to
uphold its responsibilities by pressuring Israel to cease its violations of the
holy site, according to the statement.
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