Egypt Stresses Rejection of Any Incitement to Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

On Wednesday, Egypt condemned the escalating violence in the Palestinian territories, including the use of force against Palestinians, which has led to a number of deaths and injuries as well as the detention of dozens of people.

In a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Hafez asserted Egypt’s rejection of any inciting, including calls by right-wing Israeli settler groups to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Hafez stressed the necessity of containing these dangerously escalating developments.

Right-wing Israeli settler groups called this week for organising a mass storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Jewish Passover and to offer animal sacrifices in its courtyards.

Earlier in April, Egypt condemned the Israeli escalation in the Palestinian territories, including settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli police protection and the continued targeting of Palestinian citizens.

Egypt has frequently called for the revival of direct peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis to reach a two-state solution along the borders of 1967.

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in the city of Nablus on the fifth day of military operations in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said on Wednesday.