Doha, August 26 

The State of Qatar strongly condemns the statements of the National Security Minister in the Israeli occupation government that called for building a synagogue inside the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and considered it an extension of attempts to change the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of the impact of these provocative statements on the ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, and stresses the need for the international community to take urgent action to deter the occupation and assume its moral and legal responsibilities towards Jerusalem and its holy sites.

The Ministry reiterates the State of Qatar's firm position on 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.