Germany and Britain on Wednesday condemned a visit by two Israeli ministers, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Development of the Negev and Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem and said it expects the Israeli government to halt deliberate provocations.
"We reject unilateral steps that jeopardize the historical status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem," the Foreign Ministry in Berlin posted on social media platform X.
British foreign minister David Lammy wrote on X, "The UK strongly condemns Minister Ben-Gvir's deliberately provocative visit to Jerusalem's Holy Sites."
The UK strongly condemns Minister Ben-Gvir’s deliberately provocative visit to Jerusalem's Holy Sites.Such actions undermine the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's role as custodian of the sites and the longstanding Status Quo arrangements. The focus of all parties must be on…
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 14, 2024
"Such actions undermine the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's role as custodian of the sites and the longstanding Status Quo arrangements," Lammy's statement included.