OIC condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque complex by Israeli minister, settlers

The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and settler groups under the protection of the Israeli forces on Sunday, Wafa news agency reported.

“This is part of the attempts by Israel, the occupying power, to change the historical and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” said the OIC in a statement.

The OIC also called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities to put an end to these grave violations and to preserve the historical and legal status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.

The status quo in Jerusalem has long maintained that Jewish prayer is forbidden on the raised plateau in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City, where Al-Aqsa Mosque stands.