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Palestinians clean up debris inside the al-Aqsa Mosque following an attack by Israelis on November 5, 2014.
Thu Nov 6, 2014 2:10AM GMT
Jordan says it is ready to make efforts in order to “stop Israeli attacks” against the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Jordanian Ambassador to the United Nations Dina Kawar sent a letter to the president of the UN Security Council on Wednesday, slamming Tel Aviv’s “outrageous actions” against Islam’s third-holiest site.
"Jordan considers such serious and outrageous actions by Israel an unprecedented escalation," Kawar said.
The Jordanian representative noted the recent recall of its ambassador in Tel Aviv, saying, "This is without prejudice to any further lawful steps and measures that Jordan will be taking to stop Israeli attacks against the Haram al-Sharif.”
Palestinian envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour also reacted to the Israeli regime’s actions against al-Aqsa, saying the Security Council must call on Tel Aviv to “stop all these activities and policies of provocation and incitement."
Earlier in the day, clashes took place between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters at the site.
After meeting with Australian Ambassador Gary Quinlan, whose country chairs the Security Council this month, Mansour told reporters that the Israelis entered the holy site without taking their shoes off, an “extremely provocative" action.
"They are trying to push the region into religious confrontation," he noted.
The mosque has recently been a scene of clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israelis.
Israel closed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound to Muslim worshippers a day after a 32-year-old Palestinian, Moataz Hejazi, made an attempt on the life of Yehuda Glick, an American-born Israeli settler, on October 29.
The Israeli rabbi ran campaigns for expansion of Israeli access to the mosque.
The al-Aqsa compound, located in the Israeli-occupied Old City of al-Quds, is a flashpoint holy Islamic site. The location of the compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, is the holiest site in Judaism. The mosque is Islam’s third holiest site after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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PressTV - Jordan ready to ‘stop Israeli attacks’ on al-Aqsa Mosque