Jerusalem, July 24 -- Eight Muslim countries have strongly condemned Israel's recent actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif in occupied East Jerusalem, accusing it of violating international law and escalating tensions at one of Islam's holiest sites.

In a joint statement issued on Friday, July 24, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkiye, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates denounced the continued incursions by Israeli settlers into the mosque compound under the protection of Israeli forces. They also criticised the participation of far-right Israeli ministers, the raising of the Israeli flag inside the compound, the erection of two police tents and other actions they described as infla...