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Pakistan, Seven Muslim Nations Condemn Israel’s Al-Aqsa Incursion

4/25/2026

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Foreign Ministers Condemn

Foreign ministers of Pakistan and seven Muslim states condemned Israel’s incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem.
They denounced a police-protected storming by Israeli settlers a day earlier.
They said the 144-dunam Al-Aqsa/Al-Haram Sharif area is Muslim worship administered by Jordan’s Jerusalem Endowments department.
They said Israel’s approval of 30 new settlements breaches international law and Itamar Ben-Gvir’s third 2024 incursion came as police added checkpoints.

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Ministers Condemn Incursion

Eight foreign ministers issued a joint condemnation of the incursion from Islamabad.
Over 100,000 worshippers performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound that day.
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted the statement on its official Twitter account.
The ministers reaffirmed support for an independent Palestinian state within the June 4 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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Ben-Gvir Enters Al-Aqsa

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has entered Al Aqsa 14 times since 2023, including 6 April and 13 April tours that began at Mughrabi Gate with police deployment.
On 6 April, Israeli settlers forced entry through Mughrabi Gate, videos showing them praying, performing rituals and raising an Israeli flag inside courtyard.
The Islamic Waqf Department confirmed the minister’s route and police presence, with footage showing occupiers prostrating with the Dome of the Rock visible.

History

Historical Context

Israel’s June 5-10 1967 Six-Day War seized East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Sinai and the Golan, prompting the Arab League’s September Khartoum summit and UN Security Council Resolution 242 on 22 November 1967, which cited roughly 78,000 displaced Palestinians. Today, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia echo that 1967 precedent, demanding settlement freezes and a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders.

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Foreign Ministers Condemn

Foreign ministers of Pakistan and seven Muslim states condemned Israel’s incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem.
They denounced a police-protected storming by Israeli settlers a day earlier.
They said the 144-dunam Al-Aqsa/Al-Haram Sharif area is Muslim worship administered by Jordan’s Jerusalem Endowments department.
They said Israel’s approval of 30 new settlements breaches international law and Itamar Ben-Gvir’s third 2024 incursion came as police added checkpoints.

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