Amman, Jordan’s representative to the UN, Mahmoud Hmoud, and Wednesday said 2022 was amongst the “bloodiest” for Palestinians after the occupied West Bank witnessed an escalation of violence and many were killed by Israeli soldiers, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
During an open session of the UN Security Council, Hmoud said the far-right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque was a “condemnable and dangerous” development and a push towards conflict, violence and instability.
He added that Israel’s actions push the Middle East towards violence and deprive people of their right to peace.
“Israel continues to provoke the feelings of a billion Muslims by desecrating the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and is pushing for a religious conflict that will have serious consequences for the entire region. It continues to impede access to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Hmoud said, rejecting Israel’s decision to deny the Jordanian envoy to Israel access to the Mosque on Tuesday.
He added, “Israel continues to displace residents from their homes, including in Jerusalem, to change the identity of the city, which constitutes a war crime and a violation of international law,” calling for the international community to pressure Israel to stop violating international law.
Hamoud denounced the “punitive measures” imposed against Palestinians, urging the Security Council to uphold international law and stop illegal Israeli measures in Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories.
He noted that Jordan would continue to support the Palestinians to establish an independent and sovereign state on the borders of June 4, 1967.
Source: Jordan News Agency