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AMMAN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Sunday urged Israel to stop its violations against the employees and staff at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
Israel should stop its measures in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jordan's Minister of State Wael Arabyat said, condemning Israeli interference in the work of the guards and employees there.
He also condemned Israeli violations against the worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The minister called for stopping all Israeli escalations and preventing Jewish radicals from storming the yards of the holy mosque.
Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is the third holiest site in Islam.
Jordan, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, oversees all the holy Islamic and Christian sites in East Jerusalem. Enditem
