Jordan Convenes Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit Over Israeli al-Aqsa Threat

Jordan hosts Arab League, Turkish, Indonesian, Malaysian, and Pakistani foreign ministers in Amman on 5 August 2026, responding to what it warns is an imminent Israeli seizure of the al-Aqsa compound. The trigger: a 23 July incursion by over 2,000 Israelis led by minister Ben Gvir — the worst breach of the site's status quo in modern history. Jordan invokes Ariel Sharon's 2000 visit, which ignited the second intifada.