Oman denounces Israeli storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Published: 05:08 AM,Aug 14,2024 | EDITED : 09:08 AM,Aug 14,2024
The Foreign Ministry
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and denounced the storming of the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, occupied Palestine, by members of the Israeli occupation government.
Such actions represent a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world and constitute an incitement to further escalation in the region, the official statement from the Foreign Ministry said.
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and said Jews should be allowed to pray there, freshly challenging rules covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denied there would be any change to rules prohibiting Jews from praying at the site, which is holy to Muslims as well.
He also issued a rebuke to Ben-Gvir, head of one of the nationalist religious parties in the ruling coalition.
In Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement blasting Ben-Gvir's visit to the site.
The row with Ben-Gvir was the second time this week that Netanyahu has clashed with one of his senior ministers, following a sharp reprimand issued to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday over the aims of the Gaza war. Ben-Gvir's remarks, during a visit to the complex come at an especially sensitive time, with the war in Gaza at risk of escalating into a wider conflict.
France condemned Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tuesday, saying it violated the historic status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem. 'This new provocation is unacceptable. France calls on the Israeli government to take all necessary measures to ensure respect for the historic status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem,' the French foreign ministry said in a statement.
Such actions represent a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world and constitute an incitement to further escalation in the region, the official statement from the Foreign Ministry said.
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and said Jews should be allowed to pray there, freshly challenging rules covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denied there would be any change to rules prohibiting Jews from praying at the site, which is holy to Muslims as well.
He also issued a rebuke to Ben-Gvir, head of one of the nationalist religious parties in the ruling coalition.
In Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement blasting Ben-Gvir's visit to the site.
The row with Ben-Gvir was the second time this week that Netanyahu has clashed with one of his senior ministers, following a sharp reprimand issued to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday over the aims of the Gaza war. Ben-Gvir's remarks, during a visit to the complex come at an especially sensitive time, with the war in Gaza at risk of escalating into a wider conflict.
France condemned Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tuesday, saying it violated the historic status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem. 'This new provocation is unacceptable. France calls on the Israeli government to take all necessary measures to ensure respect for the historic status quo of the holy places in Jerusalem,' the French foreign ministry said in a statement.