Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned what it termed repeated 'provocative practices' by Israeli occupation officials at Al-Aqsa Mosque, following the storming of the holy site by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. According to Anadolu Agency, the Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement reiterating the kingdom's categorical rejection of any actions that might undermine the historical and legal status of Jerusalem and its holy sites. The ministry urged the international community to stop practices it claimed violate international laws and norms and to hold Israeli occupation authorities accountable for continuing violations of Islamic holy sites and Palestinian civilians. Earlier on Thursday, Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to mark the anniversary of Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem. Footage showed Ben-Gvir raising the Israeli flag and dancing with a group, with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the background. Knesset member Yitzhak Kroizer from Ben-Gvir's far-right Ot zma Yehudit party was also seen storming the mosque and raising the Israeli flag. An official from the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem informed Anadolu that 620 Israeli occupiers entered the mosque compound under police protection. Al-Aqsa Mosque is considered the world's third-holiest site for Muslims, while Jews refer to the area as the Temple Mount, believed to be the location of two ancient Jewish temples. Since 2003, Israeli police have permitted occupiers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound daily, excluding Fridays and Saturdays. Palestinians aspire to establish East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, referencing international resolutions that do not acknowledge Israel's occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.