Al-Yamahi condemned “the dangerous and systematic escalation of incursions by extremist settlers” on the Esplanade of the Mosques, or Temple Mount, a site known to Jews as the Haram al-Sharif.

The official asserted that such provocative actions are an act of organized terrorism and a flagrant violation of the historical and legal status quo of the area, occupied by Israel during the 1967 war.

He also criticized settler attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank, stating that they are carried out under the official sponsorship of the Israeli Army and Government.

The AP speaker urged regional legislatures, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take urgent steps to classify extremist settler groups as terrorist organizations.

Official figures state that more than 750,000 Israeli settlers currently live in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, distributed among some 200 settlements and several outposts.

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