Amman, May 21 (Petra) — The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate
Affairs condemned Israeli plans and measures aimed at confiscating
Palestinian properties and Islamic endowments in the Bab Al-Silsila
area adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, describing
them as a blatant violation of international law and the historical
and legal status quo in occupied Jerusalem.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Fuad Majali reiterated
Jordan’s absolute rejection and condemnation of Israeli measures
aimed at evicting Palestinians from their homes and shops, seizing
endowment and historical properties, and altering the demographic
composition, character, and legal status of occupied Jerusalem.

He warned of the consequences of such escalatory measures targeting
the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the routes leading to it,
stressing that they constitute a direct violation of the historical
and legal status quo.

Majali stressed that all Israeli measures are “null and void and have
no legal effect,” adding that the continued policies of the Israeli
government, which entrench the occupation and violate international
law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, undermine prospects
for peace based on the two-state solution.

He said the two-state solution guarantees the Palestinian people’s
right to establish an independent and sovereign state on the June 4,
1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, calling on the
international community to uphold its legal and moral
responsibilities and compel Israel, as the occupying power, to halt
its dangerous escalation and illegal unilateral measures.

He warned that such actions would lead to further deterioration and
escalation, stressing that fulfilling the legitimate rights of the
Palestinian people, foremost among them establishing an independent
state on their national soil, remains the only path toward achieving
just and comprehensive peace that guarantees security and stability
in the region.

//Petra// NQ