UAE, China call for UN Security Council meeting over Al Aqsa Mosque
NEW YORK (AA) – The United Arab Emirates and China have called for a UN Security Council meeting after Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards in occupied East Jerusalem amid warnings of unrest.
The Council is expected to convene on Thursday, diplomats said.
The visit drew fierce condemnation from across the world, with the US, Israel’s closest ally, expressing deep concern over the development.
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa is the world’s third-holiest site. Jews call the area the Temple Mount, saying it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.
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