The Palestinian presidency confirmed in a statement carried by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that "Ben Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the settlers' attacks, and the violations in the West Bank are a continuation of the war of extermination and starvation in Gaza."
Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh called on the US administration to urgently intervene to halt the Israeli aggression, holding Tel Aviv fully responsible for the repercussions of the escalation and warning against thwarting international efforts to achieve a ceasefire and stability in the region.
For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "the ongoing settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, and their use of live ammunition under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, call for deterrent international sanctions, especially after the martyrdom of a Palestinian and the injury of eight others on Saturday evening in an attack launched by settlers on the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus."
She added that the occupation government is seeking to thwart any international consensus on a two-state solution by escalating settlement activity, Judaization, and genocide in Gaza, calling for an immediate halt to this "dangerous escalation."
The Foreign Ministry condemned "the provocative marches in the Old City of Jerusalem led by extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who also participated in the raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning."
On Sunday morning, Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, renewed his storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Hebrew media outlets, including the newspaper Israel Hayom and Channel 7, broadcast video clips of the incursion.
In the clips, Ben-Gvir appears accompanied by a number of his settler followers performing Talmudic prayers in the Al-Aqsa courtyards. Later, Ben-Gvir appears in the Al-Aqsa courtyards reciting a Talmudic prayer from his mobile phone, surrounded by a large crowd of his supporters.
This was preceded by hundreds of settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday, where they performed Talmudic prayers under the watchful eye of the police, who secure the incursions and are under Ben-Gvir's control.
For its part, Jordan strongly condemned Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, describing it as a "flagrant violation of international law and a reprehensible escalation." It emphasized that "Israel has no sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque" and that "the Jordanian Jerusalem Waqf is the sole legal entity responsible for administering the mosque." It called on Israel, as the occupying power, to halt all provocative actions by the "extremist" minister, Ben-Gvir.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jordan reiterated its rejection of "the occupation police's facilitation of repeated incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist settlers," stressing that this represents "a flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque, an attempt to divide it temporally and spatially, and a desecration of its sanctity."
For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the repeated provocative actions by Israeli occupation government officials against Al-Aqsa Mosque, considering them to fuel conflict in the region.
The Kingdom renewed its call for the international community to intervene to stop these violations, which "violate international laws and undermine peace efforts."
widespread Palestinian factional anger
Hamas described Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, accompanied by settlers, as "criminal behavior" that threatens regional and international peace and security. It comes as part of the ongoing aggression against Palestinians, particularly in light of the ongoing war of extermination and starvation in Gaza.
The movement said in a statement that "the raid, which also involved extremist Knesset member Amit Halevy, represents a provocation to Muslim sentiments and a dangerous escalation in attempts to Judaize Al-Aqsa Mosque and change its identity."
She warned that these practices would inflame tensions in the region, calling on the international community and the United Nations to intervene immediately to deter Israel. She also called on Arab and Islamic peoples to take urgent action to protect holy sites and halt the occupation's plans.
In a related context, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine warned that the incursion coincided with the ongoing massacres in Gaza and the starvation of the population, noting that the Palestinian people "will confront the partition and Judaization plans, no matter the sacrifices," and called for an end to "reliance on illusory political paths or formal elections in light of the aggression."
The National Democratic Assembly considered Ben-Gvir's raid a "dangerous escalation aimed at imposing a new reality on Al-Aqsa Mosque, aimed at thwarting any efforts to halt the aggression on Gaza, which calls for an urgent popular and official Palestinian and Arab response."
According to the Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, settlers carried out more than 2,150 attacks in the West Bank during the first half of 2025, amid Palestinian warnings of the dangers of an explosive situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank with blatant Israeli government support.
In parallel with the war of extermination in Gaza, the Israeli occupation army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,012 Palestinians, the injury of approximately 7,000 others, and the arrest of more than 18,000, according to official Palestinian data.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 209,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, and a famine that has claimed the lives of many.
