In 2022, the number of violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem reached an unprecedented high of 48,238.

Azzam Khatib, director of the Islamic Waqf Department, which is responsible for the Mosque, stated that Jewish fanatics had stormed the Muslim holy compound and committed acts that were deeply offensive to the two billion Muslims around the world.

These included performing Jewish rituals and raising the Israeli flag inside the walled compound during Jewish holidays.

Khatib warned that the new right-wing government in Israel could potentially spark a religious war in the region and beyond.

He emphasized that Al-Aqsa Mosque is an Islamic holy place with a 144 dunums area and all its features and facilities above and below the ground, and that it is a pure mosque for Muslims alone all over the world that does not accept division or partnership despite all attempts to alter its long religious, historical and legal status quo.