Israeli Bomb Aqsa Mosque Talk Draws Strong Warning

Date: 20 April 2025 - 22:03

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DUBAI (Dispatches) -- The UAE on Sunday strongly condemned the Israeli settler organizations’ call to bomb Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock in Al-Quds.
In a statement posted on national news agency Wam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) also warned of “serious repercussions” after Israel denied Christians in Al-Quds access to churches during Holy Saturday.
The ministry condemned “physical assaults” on Christians, adding that such actions “threaten to further escalate tensions in the region”.
The ministry also reiterated the UAE’s firm position on the need to protect Islamic and Christian holy sites from serious violations. It emphasized the importance of respecting the custodial role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan over the holy sites, as per international law and historical agreements. It called for the preservation of the authority of the Al-Quds Endowment Administration, which oversees the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its surrounding areas, including the Dome of the Rock.
The UAE urged Israeli authorities to avoid actions that could destabilize the region and reaffirmed its rejection of any practices that contravene international resolutions and threaten peace.
Earlier, Qatar condemned in the strongest terms plans by platforms affiliated with Israeli occupation organizations to bomb and demolish Al-Aqsa Mosque and construct a temple in its place, describing them as a dangerous provocation

that could further escalate the conflict in the region.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Qatar’s unequivocal rejection of any violation of the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Quds, and its holy sites, and stressed the urgent need for the international community to take action to deter the occupation and compel Israel to provide the necessary protection for these sacred places and to respect international legitimacy and its resolutions.

The ministry renewed Qatar’s firm and unwavering position of supporting the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, based on international legitimacy and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Al-Quds as its capital.