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Jordan convenes emergency meeting over Israelâs potential to âtrigger religious conflictâ
Published 4 August 2026 ¡ world
Israeli takeover of al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock compound in Jerusalem said to be âimminentâ threat Middle East crisis live â latest updates
Israeli takeover of al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock compound in Jerusalem said to be âimminentâ threat Middle East crisis live â latest updates Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an âimminentâ threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important religious site in Jerusalem, with the potential to âtrigger a religious conflictâ. The meeting on Wednesday â and the Jordanian warning â follow an escalating pattern of government-backed incursions by Jewish religious extremists on the compound around the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock, in violation of a status quo treaty overseen by Jordanâs Hashemite monarchy, by which only Muslims can pray at the site. Continue reading...
Published: August 4, 2026 ⢠6:32 PM IST ¡ Updated: August 4, 2026 ⢠7:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Israeli takeover of al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock compound in Jerusalem said to be âimminentâ threat Middle East crisis live â latest updates Jordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and Islamic world over what it says is an âimminentâ threat of an Israeli takeover of the most important religious site in Jerusalem, with the potential to âtrigger a religious conflictâ.
The meeting on Wednesday â and the Jordanian warning â follow an escalating pattern of government-backed incursions by Jewish religious extremists on the compound around the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock, in violation of a status quo treaty overseen by Jordanâs Hashemite monarchy, by which only Muslims can pray at the site.
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