Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates slammed in a press statement the ongoing Israeli excavations at the entrance to the Al-Shuhada’ cemetery in East Jerusalem.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Daifallah al-Fayez, reaffirmed his country's rejection and denunciation of the Israeli excavations and leveling works at the cemetery's fence and stairs,

Al-Fayez called on Israel to immediately stop the excavations, warning against the continuation and expansion of these actions, or any similar digging works inside the cemetery.

He stressed Jordan's rejection of unilateral Israeli measures aimed at changing the identity of Arab Jerusalem, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the resolutions of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).