Qatar Tuesday condemned far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli forces, calling the minister’s actions a “flagrant violation of international law.
In a statement, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of the Israeli authorities’ policies in the occupied Palestinian territories, adding that attempts to “tamper with the religious and historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque are not only an attack on the Palestinians but also on millions of Muslims around the world.”
The Foreign Ministry held the Israeli authorities “solely” responsible for the violence that might ensue from the “systematic” escalation against Palestinians and Islamic and Christian lands and sanctities, urging the international community to take urgent action to stop the escalation.
It added that Qatar supports the Palestinian cause and the “legitimate” rights of Palestinians, including the right to practice their religious rites without restrictions and establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Source: Jordan News Agency