AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday received a telephone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which he asserted Israel’s commitment to defusing tension and restoring calm to Jerusalem, especially at Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Haram Al Sharif compound.

A Palestinian hurls a smoke grenade back at Israeli soldiers (unseen) during clashes at the entrance of the Israeli Ofer military prison, near the West Bank village of Beitounia, on Thursday, following a protest against the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem by Jewish extremists protected by occupation forces (AFP photo by Abbas Momani)

Netanyahu asserted Israel’s respect of the Hashemite custodianship of the holy sites in Jerusalem and the historic role of Jordan, in pursuance of the Jordanian-Israeli peace agreement, expressing the Israeli government’s commitment not to alter the status quo at Al Haram Al Sharif and Al Aqsa Mosque, according to a Royal Court statement.

King Abdullah reiterated Jordan’s rejection of any Israeli measures that may threaten or undermine the sanctity of the holy mosque, endanger the shrine, or lead to changing the status quo of the holy site.

Earlier in the day, Jordan filed a complaint with the UN Security Council calling for action to halt the Israeli practices in the occupied city.

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