News – Middle East: Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned of the consequences of the continued violations perpetrated by the Zionist entity in the sacred places of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Ministry strongly condemned the ongoing desecration of these holy sites.

In a statement, the Ministry denounced the storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Zionist extremists, including Itamar Ben-Gvir Israeli Minister of Internal Security, Yitzchak Goldknopf Israeli Minister of Housing, and several Knesset members, along with about 2,500 settlers. These settlers raised the Zionist flag and prevented worshipers from entering, amidst the escalation of war crimes and genocide committed by the Zionist enemy in the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry emphasized that these violations and actions are part of Zionist efforts to alter the character and reality of the sacred places in Al-Quds and to Judaize them.

The Ministry warned that these Zionist practices pose a direct threat to regional and international peace and security. It held the Zionist authorities responsible for protecting Palestinian civilians as the occupying power, in accordance with international law, particularly the four Geneva Conventions.

The Ministry called on countries supporting the Zionist entity to take seriously the statements made by the Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik al-Houthi, which reflect the sentiments of millions of Arabs, Muslims, and free people worldwide, stressing the need to end the aggression on the Gaza Strip, lift the siege, and allow the entry of humanitarian aid, food, and fuel without obstacles or inhumane political bargaining.

The Ministry urged the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Arab League to condemn these Zionist practices and fulfill their responsibility in protecting civilians and holy sites in the Palestinian territories.

Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joining them, sparking new tensions with Palestinian Muslims worshiping at the holy site.

More than 1,600 Israeli settlers, who were organized into 13 groups, intruded into al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy occupied city of al-Quds on Tuesday morning, according to the al-Aqsa Mosque affairs department, also referred to as the Waqf.

The settlers' intrusion into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound came in response to a call from extremist Jewish groups to commemorate Tisha B'Av, an annual Jewish fast day that marks the occurrence of several disasters in Jewish history.

The Waqf reported that Israeli forces prevented worshipers from accessing the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque, and deployed a significant presence at its entrances to enable the incursion of settlers into the holy Islamic site, which resulted in clashes with Palestinian worshipers.

Social media videos show Israeli settlers assaulting Palestinian worshipers while being heavily guarded by Israeli military forces.

The settlers entered the mosque through the western al-Mugharbah Gate, a route frequently used during such incursions, and raised the regime's flag within the al-Salsila entrance at al-Aqsa Mosque.

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