Muslim countries, including UAE, condemn Israel over al-Aqsa occupation
Eight Muslim countries, including those relatively friendly to Israel, such as the United Arab Emirates, released a joint statement condemning Israel over Jewish activists’ occupation of the al-Aqsa mosque.
TL;DR
- Eight Muslim countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar, and Turkey, jointly condemned Israel.
- The condemnation stems from approximately 200 hard-line Israeli activists storming the al-Aqsa mosque, raising the Israeli flag, and performing prayers.
- These actions are described as a violation of the decades-old agreement allowing only Muslims to worship at the site.
- The joint statement called the acts "provocative and unacceptable," a "flagrant violation" of international law and UN resolutions.
- The ministers held Israeli authorities responsible for halting escalatory measures, warning of exacerbated tensions and undermined peace efforts.
- The statement also appealed to Christian sympathies by mentioning "systematic and illegitimate measures" against Islamic and Christian holy sites.
- The UAE's participation is noted as significant given its recent warming relations with Israel.
- The article links Israeli actions at al-Aqsa to Hamas's October 7th attack, which was codenamed 'al-Aqsa Flood'.