Egypt and the UAE condemn the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli forces

Today, Friday, the two countries, Egypt and the UAE, strongly condemned the Israeli forces’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.
In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation stressed the need for self-restraint and protection for worshipers. She referred to the state’s position calling for the need for the Israeli authorities to respect the Palestinians’ right to practice their religious rites and to stop any practices that violate the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
She also stressed the need to respect the role of the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in caring for sanctities and endowments in accordance with international law and the existing historical situation, and not to prejudice the authority of the powers of the Jerusalem Endowment Administration and the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
She stressed the need to support all regional and international efforts to advance the peace process in the Middle East, as well as the need to put an end to the illegal Israeli practices that threaten the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
For its part, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed, in a statement, the need for self-restraint and full protection for Muslim worshipers, and to allow them to perform Islamic rituals in Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is a purely Islamic endowment for Muslims.
The Foreign Ministry reiterated its rejection of violence and incitement in all its forms, including calls for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, warning of the consequences of stability and security in the Palestinian territories and the region.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City of East Jerusalem are witnessing a state of cautious calm following the violent confrontations that erupted in the early hours of Friday morning, after the Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and suppressed worshipers inside Al-Qibli Mosque.
The Israeli security forces withdrew from the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque after arresting about 400 Palestinian youths and took them to a number of police stations in the city, and reopened the doors leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque to thousands of Palestinians who arrived from all Palestinian lands and within the Green Line to perform the second Friday prayer of Ramadan.
The spokesman for the Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem, Firas Al-Dibs, told the correspondent of “Sputnik” that “despite the confrontations and attacks on them, and the occupation’s obstruction of worshipers, 60,000 worshipers performed the second Friday prayer of the blessed month of Ramadan in the premises of Al-Aqsa Mosque.”