Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) vehemently denounces the blatant incursion perpetrated by the extremist Zionist Minister of Security and a group of Zionist settlers into the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation military forces.
The AOCE affirms that such recurrent violations lead to a serious escalation and constitute a blatant breach of the legal and historical standing of Al-Aqsa Mosque and a deliberate provocation to the sentiments of two billion Muslims worldwide.
The AOCE warns that such systematic incursions occur within the context of the occupation authorities' attempts to dominate Al-Aqsa Mosque, as part of a dangerous Judaization scheme, aiming at obliterating the Islamic and Arab identity of the sacred City. In addition, these aggressive actions stand as a stark infringement of international laws and conventions, which prohibit any attack on holy sites and prevent any change to the status quo.
The AOCE calls on the international community, human rights organizations, and UN agencies to assume their legal and moral responsibilities to stop these repeated violations and to prevent the occupation from imposing a new status of the sacred City, emphasizing that safeguarding Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem is the responsibility of the Islamic nation and the entire world.
Moreover, the AOCE calls upon Islamic and Arab peoples and institutions to intensify their efforts to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and to support the resilience of Jerusalemites in the face of such brutal aggression, stressing that these aggressive practices will not change the Islamic and Arab identity of Jerusalem, and that Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of Palestine.
May Allah protect the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and our sanctities from the brutal Zionist entity