Amman: Jordan on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to end Israeli “escalation” at occupied Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al Aqsa mosque compound after it was opened to Jewish visitors.
“Legal, humanitarian and ethical duties of the UN Security Council and the international community require that they stop Israeli escalation and violations committed by Jewish radicals at Al Aqsa,” Information Minister Mohammad Momani told the state-run Petra news agency.
“Such actions as well as Israel’s insistence on supporting radical groups provoke Muslims around the world, create more instability in the region and violate international laws.”
Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police when the compound was opened on Wednesday to Jewish visitors, an AFP correspondent said.
The correspondent said dozens of Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and stun grenade canisters, and stayed inside the Al Aqsa mosque for fear of arrest if they left.
Under the 1994 Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty, the kingdom is the custodian of Muslim holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.
