The far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, storming the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied al-Quds has been seriously commended by The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), given a severe warning about the consequences of the regime’s ongoing assaults on the holy site.
The intergovernmental organization based in Jeddah condemned Ben-Gvir’s visit as a “serious provocation” and a “blatant violation of international law” in a press statement issued after an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday. It called for the imposition of sanctions on the extremist minister for desecrating the sacredness of al-Aqsa Mosque.
Additionally, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pleaded with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to “assume its responsibilities” and “act urgently to take the necessary measures, without selectivity or double standards, to deter and stop the dangerous Israeli escalation” in East al-Quds.
The Muslim organization went on to say that Haram al-Sharif “is an exclusive place of worship for Muslims” and that the state of Palestine has sovereignty over al-Quds, the Old City, and all of its holy sites. It also said that Israel has taken “null and void” measures to change the city’s legal status or its demographic composition.
“Including provocations, continued abuses, and daily serious attacks by the Israeli colonial occupation authorities,” the OIC added, warned against any Israeli assault on al-Aqsa.
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Additionally, it denounced the “repeated attacks” of Israeli settlers on Christian properties and holy sites in al-Quds.
Ben-Gvir was widely criticized for entering the holy al-Aqsa Mosque on January 3 through the Moroccan Gate, also known as the Mughrabi Gate.
Palestinians are enraged when provocative Israeli legislators and extremist settlers regularly storm the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied city. These massive settler break-ins almost always take place in al-Quds under the direction of Israeli police and at the direction of temple groups supported by Tel Aviv.
The al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are housed in the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque, which is just above the Western Wall plaza.
Despite the fact that a 1967 agreement between Israel and the Jordanian government in response to Israel’s occupation of East al-Quds forbids non-Muslim worship at the compound, the Israeli government allows Jewish visitors to al-Aqsa.
source: ground.news
