Jordan has condemned the Israeli violations and provocations against Al-Aqsa mosque after Israeli police entered the compound and assaulted worshipers and the staff of the Awqaf authority in Jerusalem. Jordans Minister of State for Media Affairs Jumana Ghunaimat said: “Such reprehensible practices violate the sanctity of this holy place and provokes worshipers and Muslims around the world.” The Israeli measures also violate its legal obligations, as an occupying force in East Jerusalem, under international law and international humanitarian law, she said. Israel, Ghunaimat said, should respect all laws and norms and the historic status of Jerusalem and stop such provocations. The statement condemned the "ongoing violations and provocations against the holy Al-Aqsa mosque, especially the Israeli police storming the mosque today and its aggression against the worshipers". Israeli troopers entered Al-Aqsa mosque after worshipers began chanting anti-Israeli slogans following Friday prayers to condemn the violations committed by the Israeli occupation in Jerusalem. Jordan is recognized as the custodian of religious sites in disputed Jerusalem.