Qatar strongly condemned the storming of hundreds of settlers into the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque, the Israeli occupation authorities' imposition of severe restrictions on the entry of worshippers into the mosque, and the occupation authorities' rejection of the request made by churches in Jerusalem and Haifa for protection from the extremist groups' attacks, considering these actions and decisions a provocation to the feelings of Muslims and Christians around the world.
In a statement Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against making any changes to the historical and legal status of Al Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem, and its holy sites.
The ministry held the Israeli occupation authorities solely responsible for the cycle of violence that will result from this systematic escalation policy against the Palestinian people, their lands, and their holy sites, urging the international community to take urgent action to stop these assaults and oblige Israel to provide the necessary protection to these holy sites and respect International legitimacy resolutions.
It reiterated Qatar's firm stance regarding the justice of the Palestinian cause, and the legitimate rights of the fraternal 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.
