Ashraf AboArafe
While the Arab leaders were gathery to hold the 32nd Arab Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a number of government officials, Israeli parliamentarians, and groups of settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the framework of the so-called March of the Flags.
For its part, Egypt condemned the event and considered it an irresponsible escalation that fuels feelings and increases the existing tension and tension in the occupied territories, calling for the need to respect the existing legal and historical situation in Jerusalem, in which Al-Aqsa Mosque is a purely Islamic endowment, stressing that East Jerusalem is an integral part of The occupied Palestinian territories in June 1967, in violation of the rules of international law and the decisions of international legitimacy, which do not recognize the annexation of lands by force.