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Ammon News - Jordan on Thursday strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ al-Haram al-Sharif compound by a member of the Israeli government, members of the Knesset in addition to extremist settlers, under the heavy protection of the Israeli forces.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates warned of an exacerbation of the situation in light of allowing the provocative and escalatory march in Occupied Jerusalem, stressing that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory and Israel has no sovereignty over the city and its holy sites.

The ministry spokesman Sinan Majali said that the ongoing incursions of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the extremist settlers' provocative actions amount to a flagrant violation of international law, as well as of the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sanctities.

The official emphasized that the holy compound, which covers a total area of 144 dunums, is a solely Muslim place of worship, and that the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department is the body with exclusive jurisdiction to manage all affairs of the compound and organize entry to it.

In addition, he demanded that Israel, as the occupying power, immediately cease all efforts to alter the legal and historical status quo and impose spatial or temporal divisions.