ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 53

Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, May 18, 2023

Egypt calls Flag March, Temple Mount visits by lawmakers an ‘irresponsible escalation’

18 May 2023, 7:00 pm 1 Edit

Jewish men pray as they exit the Temple Mount site on May 18, 2023 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Jewish men pray as they exit the Temple Mount site on May 18, 2023 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Egypt condemns the “storming” of several ministers and MKs of the Temple Mount earlier today — language Arab nations generally use to refer to their visits — and also criticizes the ongoing Jerusalem Day Flag March which passes through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City.

Cairo calls the incidents and the “accompanying provocations” against the Palestinians an “an irresponsible escalation that fuels tensions.”