AMMAN, May 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday summoned the Israeli charge d’affaires in Amman, to protest the ongoing Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said.
Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General, Yousef Bataineh, stressed, the Israeli practices against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, contradicted international law and its historical and legal status quo.
Bataineh urged Israel to stop such violations immediately, warning of the consequences of continuing provocations and escalation, it said.
He urged the Israeli charge d’affaires, to convey the message to the Israeli government that, under international law, Israel must adhere to its obligations as an occupying power in East Jerusalem, stop the attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalemites, and cease evicting Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood from their homes.
Reaffirming the invalidity of Israeli court decisions on occupied East Jerusalem, the Jordanian official also called on the Israeli authorities to respect the international law over this issue.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been injured in the past few days, during clashes with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and other Palestinian territories.
The clashes were sparked by the Israeli restrictions on Palestinian Muslims in East Jerusalem, during the holy month of Ramadan, and the Israeli plan to forcibly evict Palestinian families from a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem.– NNN-PETRA
