Today, Thursday, Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hadmi warned of the danger of settlers hoisting the Israeli flag in the Bab el-Katanin area under the supervision of the occupying police, and considered this a serious attack on the integrity of the mosque. noting that the incursions, whether by the occupation police or extremists, were preceded by overt announcements and through documented social media accounts, the hoisting of the Israeli flag and the singing of the Israeli anthem in mosque courtyards.
“We warn against attempts by extremist Israeli groups to push the region into a religious war, which will have dire consequences for the entire region,” he said.
In a press statement, he stressed that the Israeli occupation police’s conversion of the Al-Aqsa Mosque into a military barracks and the attack on worshipers is undermining the historical and legal situation in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. to ensure the protection of extremist settlers.
He added: “What happened and is happening in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, including the attempt to divide the time and space of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, is a serious violation and even a blow to the historical and legal position in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. which the occupying government falsely claims not to violate.”
And he added: “The Al-Aqsa Mosque is for Muslims only, and attacking worshipers with beatings and metal bullets and forcing dozens of people to evacuate from the mosque, combined with preventing worshipers from entering the mosque and attacking the pulpit of Salah ad-Din, is an attack on holiness.” mosques and the provocation of the religious feelings of Muslims around the world.”
“We condemn in the strongest terms these egregious violations of the historical and legal status quo at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the pretext of providing protection to extremists who make no secret of their dangerous and malicious goals against the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” the statement said. Added Hadmi.
He added: “We maintain that the Al-Aqsa Mosque will remain as it was for Muslims, and the occupying authorities will not be able to change the reality in it, since it is an Islamic mosque.”
Al-Hedmi stressed that there is an urgent need for the international community, including the United States of America, to take immediate action to pressure the occupying government to stop the serious violations of the historic status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
