Cairo, July 23 (Petra) – Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy strongly condemned and rejected the entry of thousands of Israeli settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday under Israeli police protection and with the participation of Israeli government ministers.

Fahmy said the frequency of such incursions had increased sharply in recent months, reflecting an ongoing plan to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque spatially and temporally. He warned of the serious threat posed by the plan, which is being advanced by Israeli extremists who dominate the government and shape its policies.

Fahmy stressed that the Israeli occupation has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites and said attempts to alter the legal and historical status quo in the Old City constitute a violation of international law. He warned of serious consequences if the systematic violations and incursions by extremists continue with the approval, encouragement, and participation of Israeli authorities and government ministers.

//Petra// AO