Qatar Strongly Condemns Settlers' Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Agreement to Extend the Hours of Storming

Doha - Media & Communication Dept. - 28 March


The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by dozens of settlers today, in addition to the so-called Temple Group's alleged agreement with the Israeli occupation police to extend the hours of storming Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the agreement to extend the hours of storming, during the blessed month of Ramadan, a dangerous escalation and provocation to the feelings of more than two billion Muslims in the world, and a flagrant violation of international law and resolutions of international legitimacy.

The Ministry warns against introducing any changes to the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem and its sanctities, and holds the occupation authorities solely responsible for the cycle of violence that will result from this systematic policy against the rights of the Palestinian people. The Ministry also urges the international community to take urgent action to stop these measures.

The Ministry reiterates the firm position 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 rites without restrictions and establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.