Palestinian Authority (PA) and Jordan condemned on Sunday Israeli attack on al-Aqsa Mosque which left dozens of Palestinian worshippers injured.

Palestinian Authority (PA) and Jordan condemned on Sunday Israeli attack on al-Aqsa Mosque which left dozens of Palestinian worshippers injured.

The office of PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas released a statement in which it condemned the assault.

"The presidency strongly condemns the attack by the occupier's military and police against the Al-Aqsa mosque and the aggression against the faithful who were there," the statement said, according to Palestinian media.

Earlier on Sunday Israeli occupation forces desecrated al-Aqsa Mosque and forces worshippers inside the compound to get out in a bid to let Zionist settlers headed by agriculture minister Uri Ariel celebrate the so-called “Jewish New Year.”

Al-Manar correspondent said that the IOF fired rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades on peaceful worshippers, destroyed windows in al-Qibli Mosque which lies near to al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy compound.

IOF also seized firefighting equipments in al-Qibli Mosque, our correspondent added.

For its part, Jordan, which has custodian rights over the holy compound, condemned the assault, accusing the occupation forces of "provocations" and "attempts to change the status quo" at the holy mosque.

"The Jordanian government condemns the assault carried out by special forces of the Israeli occupation army against the Al-Aqsa mosque compound," Information Minister Mohammed Momani said, according to AFP.

Under the current status quo, Jews are permitted to visit the esplanade but not to pray there.

Jordan's status as custodian of Al-Aqsa and other Muslim holy sites in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem is enshrined in the 1994 peace treaty between the two countries.

Egypt, the only other Arab country to have signed a peace treaty with the Zionist entity, also condemned Israeli attack, AFP news agency reported.