Ammon News -

Patriarch Theophilos III, patriarch of the Holy City and all Jordan and Palestine, on Sunday, said Al-Haram Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif is an exclusive right and property of Muslims, and attacking it or the right of Muslims to pray freely there is "an attack on the freedom of worship guaranteed by international laws and charters, and human morals."

Patriarch Theophilos condemned attempts of extremist groups to provoke Muslims and Christians through ongoing attacks and violating to the Al-Haram Al-Sharif, adding that any visit to the Al-Haram Al-Sharif that is not approved by the Islamic Awqaf Department is considered an intrusion that must stop.

Patriarch Theophilos lauded the leading role of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Custodian over Jerusalem's Islamic and Christian holy sites, in defending the holy sites, and his constant endeavor to preserve them against extremist groups.

He expressed his appreciation for the efforts made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leadership, and the Supreme Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine (HCC), in exposing extremist groups practices and attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites.