Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum stated the following:

Storming and desecrating Al-Aqsa Mosque by large groups of Zionists comes within the framework of the systematic religious war waged by the extremist Israeli Occupation's government backed by the US administration against the Palestinian people and their holy sites, as it also aims at targeting the Palestinian's existence and their national and Islamic identity. 

Hamas strongly condemns such policies and practices and urges the Islamic and Arab nations to take quick action at all levels to stand up for Al-Aqsa Mosque and protect the Muslim holy site from being desecrated and judaized. There remains no justifications for remaining silent on this dangerous issue. 

We call on all the people of Palestine to stand up for Al-Aqsa Mosque and strongly repulse the break-ins by the extremist Zionist gangs as well as working on preserving Jerusalem and its holy sites. 

The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas

Fawzi Barhoum

22/07/2018