RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned repeated provocative practices carried out by Israeli officials at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, condemned the recent storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an official from the Israeli occupation authorities under the protection of occupation police, as well as another official raising the flag of the occupation authorities within the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Kingdom reaffirmed its categorical rejection of all actions that undermine the historical and legal status of Al-Quds and its holy sites.
The Kingdom reaffirmed its appeal to the international community to put an end to such practices that violate international law and norms, and to hold the Israeli occupation authorities accountable for their serious and ongoing violations against Islamic holy sites and innocent civilians in the State of Palestine.
#Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the repeated provocative practices carried out by officials of the Israeli occupation authorities against Al-Aqsa Mosque, most recently the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an official from the… pic.twitter.com/Joth1lwSJ6
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Earlier on Thursday, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right Minister of National Security, entered the courtyards of the mosque compound.
This occurred as thousands of Jewish nationalists marched through the streets of the walled city to mark Jerusalem Day, which commemorates Israel’s military takeover of East Jerusalem during the 1967 war.
The day before, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Minister for the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, visited Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the nationalist celebrations.
