Aqsa Mosque
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar strongly condemned the continued incursions by extremist Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Haram al-Sharif compound under the protection of Israeli forces, as well as the raising of the Israeli flag within its courtyards.
Egypt strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Al-Azhar called upon the international community to confront these systematic acts of aggression, through which the occupation seeks to transform the region into a perpetual arena of wars and conflicts.
Al-Azhar condemns continued closure of Al-Aqsa gates during Ramadan, urging action to protect worshippers’ access.
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey have condemned the continued closure of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Haram al-Sharif by Israeli occupation authorities.
Egypt denounced on Monday calls by Israeli settlement organizations calling for the bombing of Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of Rock in Al Quds (East Jerusalem).
Egypt has strongly denounced the Israeli national security minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
Egypt has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli Minister of National Security, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, expressing its complete rejection of this ‘provocative step’.
In a statement, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Egypt emphasized its position on the matter by holding Israel legally responsible for upholding the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque and for safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites.
Early on Tuesday, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led 2,250 Israelis into the mosque, and performed prayers marking a Jewish holiday.
“Al-Aqsa Mosque is a purely Islamic endowment for Muslims,” he said, affirming that putting an end to violations targeting the Arab, Islamic and Christian identity of the city of Jerusalem and all its holy sites or changing the historical and legal status quo is a must.
Egypt’s Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa slammed Tuesday’s raising of the Israeli flag and the singing of the Israeli anthem at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The meeting tackled the latest developments in Palestinian territories and ways of deescalating the situation in and around Al Aqsa Mosque.
“Israeli attacks and violations in Al-Aqsa Mosque represent a blatant provocation to the feelings of Muslims everywhere; they undermine freedoms of worship, incite violence, and threaten security and stability in the region and the whole world,” the committee said in the statement.
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha dispatched similar letters to several international actors about the ongoing Israeli violation of Al Aqsa Mosque that included closure of the Mosque's gates and barbaric attacks against innocent worshipers.
Egypt has condemned the Israeli forces storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and the violent acts they committed against the Palestinians at the compound of the mosque.
Egypt's top Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, condemned deeply the Israeli attacks against Palestine civilians along with storming al Aqsa Mosque.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Thursday Israeli court's decision which grants Jewish worshipers the right to pray at al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of East Jerusalem.
Dozens of Israeli settlers on Thursday stormed into Al Aqsa Mosque courtyard from Al Maghareba gate under strict protection of occupation forces.
The Palestinians are observing a nationwide general strike to protest Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
