Cairo, July 23 (Petra) -- Egypt "strongly" condemned an incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Knesset members and thousands of settlers under police protection, calling it a flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement Thursday, Egypt said continuation of such violations and provocative actions would fuel tensions and undermine prospects for calm and stability.

The statement added that this Israeli policy would also ignite further escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the wider region, which threatenes regional security and peace.

//Petra// NQ