Amman, May 31 (Petra) — The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate
Affairs condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli
extremists on Sunday, as well as their “provocative and reckless”
actions, including raising Israeli flags and chanting inside its
courtyards under the protection of Israeli occupation police.

The ministry described the actions as a blatant violation of
international law, a condemned escalation, and an unacceptable
provocation that must stop immediately.

Ministry Spokesperson Fuad Majali reaffirmed Jordan’s absolute
rejection and strong condemnation of the continued incursions into
Al-Aqsa Mosque and the accompanying provocations. He said such
actions constitute a flagrant violation of the historical and legal
status quo at the site, a rejected attempt to impose temporal and
spatial division, and a desecration of its sanctity.

Majali stressed that Israel has no sovereignty over occupied
Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites. He warned of the
consequences of these continued violations and provocations, calling
on the international community to take a firm position that compels
Israel, as the occupying power, to halt all irresponsible practices
and ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in
Jerusalem, as well as unilateral measures in the occupied West Bank.

Majali reiterated that Al-Aqsa Mosque, with its entire 144-dunum
area, is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims. He added that
the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ Jerusalem Awqaf
and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department is the legal authority with
exclusive jurisdiction over managing all affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque
and regulating entry to it.

//Petra// AO