Doha, Media & Communication Dept., 7 December 2023

The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation allowing a demonstration of extremists in Occupied Jerusalem under the slogan of imposing control over Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. It also considers this a serious provocation of feelings and a blatant attack on the rights of the Palestinian people and on the historical Hashemite custodianship of the holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns against the Israeli efforts aimed at changing the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its holy sites, and stresses that such provocative steps would increase tension and expand the cycle of violence in the region. In this context, the Ministry stresses the need for the Israeli occupation to respect the historical and legal status quo in the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and to stop all steps aimed at changing this situation, in addition to the importance of the role of the historical Hashemite custodianship in protecting the holy sites.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the international community to take urgent action to oblige Israel to comply with the resolutions of international legitimacy and stop its attacks on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and Islamic and Christian holy sites.