The UAE condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli incursions and violations into Al-Aqsa Mosque and the West Bank
Abu Dhabi, 16 November / WAM / The UAE condemned in the strongest terms the continued violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, the repeated incursions into the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the provocation of worshipers there, and the attack on a mosque in the Palestinian village of Kafil Haris, warning of the serious repercussions of these arbitrary practices, which threaten to increase tension and escalation in the region.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the UAE’s firm position on the necessity of stopping the serious and provocative violations on the Holy Mosque, stressing the importance of respecting the role of the sister Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in caring for the holy sites and endowments in accordance with international law and the existing historical situation, and not prejudice the authority of the powers of the Jerusalem Endowments Administration and the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock Mosque and the surrounding courtyards. It expressed the UAE’s full solidarity and its standing by brotherly Jordan and with all the measures it is taking to preserve Holy places.
The Ministry also held the Israeli authorities responsible for stopping the escalation, and called for not taking steps that exacerbate tension and instability in the region, affirming the UAE’s categorical rejection of all practices that violate international legitimacy resolutions and that threaten further escalation.
The Ministry called on the international community to strengthen all regional and international efforts to find a serious political horizon that contributes to achieving comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution and achieves the hopes and aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people in building an independent, sovereign state, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy.
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