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MoFA describes incident as blatant violation of international lawOIC calls the move a deliberate provocation to Muslims worldwide Qatar condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israel's extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir , as well as the provocative actions and violations committed by settlers under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, including restrictions on worshipers' access to the mosque.In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the incident as a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and an unacceptable provocation to the sentiments of millions of Muslims around the world.The ministry also warned that such actions represent a dangerous attempt to alter the historical and legal status quo in occupied Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites. The ministry stressed that Al-Aqsa Mosque is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims, affirming that all unilateral measures aimed at changing the historical and legal status of Jerusalem and its holy sites are null and void under international law.It warned that continued violations and provocations would further fuel violence and instability in the region and undermine efforts to restore calm and stability. The ministry renewed Qatar's call on the international community to take urgent action to compel Israel, as the occupying power, to halt its ongoing violations against the Palestinian people and their holy sites, and to comply with relevant international resolutions.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reiterated Qatar's firm support for the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, based on ending the occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate rights, foremost among them the establishment of an independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.Meanwhile, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned a visit by Israel's far-right National Security Minister to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.In a statement issued from its headquarters in Makkah, the OIC described the visit, which took place under Israeli police protection, as a "blatant assault" and a deliberate provocation to Muslims worldwide.The organization also criticised the raising of the Israeli flag and what it described as provocative religious practices carried out within the compound's courtyards. The OIC reiterated its long-standing position that Israel, as an occupying power, holds no sovereignty over the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites. 

The foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt have condemned repeated Israeli violations of the historical and legal status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, particularly ongoing settler incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection and the raising of the Israeli flag within its courtyards.In a joint statement, the ministers called the provocations a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and an unacceptable affront to Muslims worldwide. They rejected any attempts to alter the existing status quo in Jerusalem, while acknowledging the special role of Jordan's historic Hashemite custodianship over the holy sites.The ministers reaffirmed that the entire 144-dunam area of Al-Aqsa Mosque is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims, and that the Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department — affiliated with the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf — holds exclusive legal jurisdiction over the mosque's administration and access.They also condemned Israeli settlement expansion, including approval of more than 30 new settlements, as a violation of international law, UN Security Council resolutions, and the International Court of Justice's 2024 advisory opinion, and denounced escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including attacks on schools and children, calling for accountability.The ministers stressed that Israel holds no sovereignty over occupied Palestinian territory and that annexation attempts and forced displacement are wholly unacceptable, warning that such measures undermine the two-state solution and obstruct peace efforts.They called on the international community to compel Israel to halt its escalation, and reiterated their unwavering support for Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. 

Dozens of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque on Thursday under the protection of the Israeli occupation police.Sources in Jerusalem said that groups of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in the morning through the Mughrabi Gate, under the protection of the occupation police, carrying out provocative tours in the mosque's courtyards, during which they performed public Talmudic rituals.Settler groups continue their daily incursions into Al Aqsa Mosque, except on Fridays and Saturdays, in two periods, morning and evening, as part of ongoing attempts to impose a temporal and spatial division of the mosque.2025 ended in Jerusalem with a widespread escalation in Israeli occupation violations that affected both people and places, with December being one of the most dangerous months, especially in terms of demolition operations and attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalemites.

Hundreds of settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), citing local sources, said that 524 settlers stormed the courtyards of Al Aqsa Mosque from the direction of the Mughrabi Gate, performed Talmudic rituals, and carried out provocative tours.The incursions come as part of the occupation's efforts to obliterate the Islamic and historical identity of Jerusalem, and to implement its plans for the temporal and spatial division of Al Aqsa Mosque.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed Friday prayer at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, amidst the strict military measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on access to the mosque. Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported that the occupation forces tightened their grip at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, deploying iron barriers, stopping young men, and checking their identity cards. Following the arrival of the worshippers, the occupation forces arrested a person from inside the mosque during the Friday sermon. Israeli authorities continue to deny thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank access to Jerusalem for prayers at Al-Aqsa, requiring special permits to cross the military checkpoints encircling the city.

Dozens of colonists on Monday forced their way in groups into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, escorted by Israeli occupation police, the Jerusalem Governorate reported. It added that they carried out provocative tours and Talmudic rituals while under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces. The mosque has been subjected to increasing intrusions by colonists since the flare-up of Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, representing a grave escalation and desecration of the Mosque.

Dozens of colonists, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing the Jerusalem Governorate, reported that the colonists stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from Israeli occupation police and performed Talmudic rituals in front of the Dome of the Rock. Al-Aqsa Mosque has been subjected to increasing incursions by settlers since the beginning of the genocide, representing a dangerous escalation and a violation of the sanctity of the mosque.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians attended Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque, defying heavy security measures imposed by Israeli occupation forces.WAFA reported intensified checkpoints and ID inspections near Al Asbat and Al Amoud Gates, as Israeli forces restricted access to the Old City.Israeli troops assaulted an elderly man and a young worshipper near Al Asbat Gate, barring their entry to Al Aqsa Mosque.Authorities continue to restrict thousands of West Bank Palestinians from reaching Jerusalem, requiring special permits to cross military checkpoints.

Colonists stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli occupation forces. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing local sources, reported that colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals and public group prayers in the eastern area. The same sources added that the occupation imposed strict measures around the vicinity and gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque and deployed large reinforcements of its forces and police to secure the colonists' incursions. The occupation authorities exploit Jewish holidays to escalate tensions in Jerusalem, using them to justify the incursions, close off access points to the holy city, isolate it from its surroundings, and turn it into a military barracks. They prevent Palestinians from entering, suppressing and assaulting worshipers and those stationed there, provide full protection for settlers to desecrate the site and perform their Talmudic rituals, and enforce their presence inside the mosque.

Hundreds of colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem Wednesday, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing eyewitnesses, reported that the colonists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from the Mughrabi Gate, carried out provocative tours, and performed Talmudic rituals, coinciding with the second day of the Jewish Sukkot holiday. Since the beginning of the comprehensive Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, more than 68,000 colonists have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, amid tightened entry restrictions to the mosque and the entrances to the Old City.

Israeli colonists stormed on Tuesday morning the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted eyewitnesses as saying that dozens of colonists stormed the courtyards of the mosque, carried out provocative tours, and performed Talmudic rituals, coinciding with the first day of the "Hebrew Sukkot" festival. Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, more than 68,000 colonists have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation forces, amid tightened entry restrictions to the mosque and the gates of the Old City.

Israeli colonists stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, under the protection of Israeli occupation police forces. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted eyewitnesses as saying that dozens of colonists stormed the mosque in groups, carried out provocative tours in its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals under the protection of the occupation forces. The storming comes following calls by groups affiliated with the so-called "Union of Temple Organizations" to mobilize their supporters for a large-scale incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque next Monday, under the pretext of celebrating the so-called "Feast of Tabernacles." Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, tens of thousands of colonists have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation forces, amid tightened entry restrictions to the mosque and the gates of the Old City.