Arab and Muslim foreign ministers have agreed to establish a permanent mechanism to document and expose Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem and at its Islamic and Christian holy sites. This initiative was announced in a joint declaration adopted at a meeting in Jordan on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026.

The plan includes creating a media platform to broadcast Israeli violations against holy sites and worshippers, aiming to bring these issues to the attention of international organizations and the global public. Participants in the meeting, including members of the Arab ministerial committee on Jerusalem, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and representatives from Turkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia, called for immediate international action to halt Israeli measures in Jerusalem and at its holy sites.

The statement issued at the meeting warned that “Jerusalem is in escalating danger, and its Islamic and Christian sanctuaries are threatened as never before.” It accused Israel of entrenching its illegitimate occupation of East Jerusalem and targeting the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque/Noble Sanctuary with “systematic and unprecedented assaults” aimed at undermining its Islamic identity and changing the historical and legal status quo.

The ministers also called for a joint ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States during the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level leaders week in New York in September 2026 to discuss developments in Jerusalem and at its holy sites.

Recent events highlighted include more than 4,200 Israelis storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque, an act condemned by Arab and Muslim countries, and heightened tensions due to a far-right Israeli incursion ahead of elections.

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