Eight Muslim countries condemn mass Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa

Eight Muslim countries condemn mass Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Submitted by Mera Aladam on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 01:22 The statement follows a mass raid on the holy site by thousands of ultranationalist Israelis on Thursday Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, amongst other officials, leading a mass ultranationalist raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, on 23 July, 2026 (Reuters) Off The foreign ministers of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have denounced recent Israeli settler incursions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque as "illegal and extremist acts". In a statement posted by Qatar's foreign ministry on X on Thursday, the ministers stressed that the storming of the holy sites constitute a "flagrant violation of international law, relevant United Nations resolutions, and the historic and legal status quo at the holy sites in Occupied East Jerusalem". "The ministers condemned in the strongest terms, in a joint statement, the illegal and extremist acts represented by incitement and calls to mobilise incursions, as well as acts of violence committed by Israeli ministers and extremist groups," they added.