Jordan alert Israel Against ‘Barbaric’ Attacks on Mosque

Jordan urged Israel on Sunday to prevent what it described as “barbaric” attacks on worshippers in Jerusalem’s al Aqsa mosque and said it might intensify international pressure.

Jordan, which has custodianship of Muslim and Christian sites in Jerusalem, said Israel should respect worshippers and law of nations safeguarding Arab rights.

East Jerusalem tensions have spilled over into clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians around al Aqsa, Islam’s third-holiest mosque, at the peak of the Ramadan fasting month.

“What the Israeli police and Special Forces do , from violations against the mosque to attacks on worshippers, is barbaric (behavior) that’s rejected and condemned,” the govt said during a statement.

Frictions have mounted in Jerusalem and therefore the occupied West Bank , with nightly clashes in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah – an area where numerous Palestinian families face eviction.

Jordanian secretary of state Ayman Safadi said the dominion , which lost East Jerusalem and therefore the West Bank within the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, would do its utmost to guard the rights of Palestinians against ownership claims by Jewish settlers.

“Israel because the occupying force carries responsibility for shielding rights of Palestinians in their homes,” Safadi said in comments on state media.

Jordan had earlier provided the Palestinians with land deeds in Sheikh Jarrah it says proves Israeli settler claims to the property were groundless.

“The eviction of Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah from their homes may be a crime ,” Safadi said.