Hyderabad, April 24 -- Eight Muslim-majority countries have issued a strong warning over repeated Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, condemning what they described as violations of the historic and legal status quo governing holy sites in Jerusalem.

In a joint statement recently, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey denounced continued incursions by Israeli settlers and ministers into the mosque compound under police protection.

The ministers also criticised incidents in which the Israeli flag was raised inside the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling such acts provocative and a violation of the sanctity of the site

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