Israeli minister’s remarks on Al-Aqsa a ‘violation of international law’: Jordan

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Monday condemned far-right Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir’s remarks calling for building a synagogue at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, state-run Petra news website reported.

Earlier on Monday, Israel’s ultra-right-wing Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir repeated calls for Jews to be allowed to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Ben Gvir’s statement is “a violation of international law and an unacceptable provocation that requires a clear-cut international position condemning it”, official spokesman of the ministry Sufian al-Qudah said.

Jordan will take legal action at international courts against attacks on the holy sites, which are a dangerous escalation that Jordan will confront by all possible means, he added.