Shura Council condemns Israeli police storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, calls for calm

Manama, Apr. 17 (BNA): Shura Council has condemned the Israeli police’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, and the resulting acts of violence, injury and arrest of dozens of worshipers, stressing the importance of respecting the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The council affirmed the need to respect the role of Jordan in caring for sanctities and endowments in accordance with international law and the existing historical context. It affirmed the need to stop any provocative measures that would fuel violence, religious hatred, extremism and instability. Shura council called on the international community to assume its responsibilities in calming the situation and expanding serious prospects for a just and comprehensive peace process based on the principle of the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative.