Doha / Information Office / May 05

The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the storming of dozens of Israeli settlers of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces and the storming of Al-Qibli prayer hall and the assault on worshipers and civilians in the mosque.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of Israel's systematic attempts to change the religious and historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque. It also holds the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the cycle of violence that will result from the repeated storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the disregard for the feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.

The Ministry urges the international community to take urgent action to stop the Israeli attacks against the brotherly Palestinian people.

The Ministry reiterates 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 rites without restrictions and the establishment of their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.