By: maannews.net
Source: Ma’an News Agency
Seventy-five new security guards took up posts at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday, the director of the holy site told Ma’an.
Omar al-Kiswani said Jordan’s King Abdullah II had given instructions to increase the number of security guards at the compound.
Ten women are among the 75 new guards, al-Kiswani said.
Six new firefighters, five electricians, and an engineer were employed as well, he added.
Jordan’s status as custodian of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is enshrined in the peace treaty the Hashemite Kingdom signed with Israel in 1994.
