Doha-June 6, 2024

The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by officials of the Israeli occupation government, members of the Knesset and settlers, in addition to the organization of a march in the occupied city of Jerusalem under the protection of the occupation forces. It also considers these acts a flagrant violation of international law and the Hashemite guardianship of the holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns against the escalatory policy adopted by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and stresses that the repeated attempts to prejudice the religious and historical status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque are not only an attack on Palestinians, but on millions of Muslims worldwide.

The Ministry also warns against the persistence of such violations against the Palestinian people and their Islamic and Christian sanctities, and the resulting expansion of violence, especially in light of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. It also urges the international community to take urgent action to stop these attacks.

The Ministry reiterates the firm stance of the State of Qatar regarding the justice of the Palestinian cause, and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including the full right to practice their religious rituals without restrictions, and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.