United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy “expressed concern over the escalation of tension that threatens stability and security in the region.”

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid who tweeted that Israel’s response was measured and responsible in the face of “riots by hundreds of Islamic extremists on the Temple Mount, as well as falsehoods and disinformation spread by extremists fanning the flames of violence instead of bringing about calm.”

Emirati airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has canceled its participation in Israel’s Independence Day flyover this year, amid Arab condemnation of Temple Mount and Old City violence, according to the Israel Pilot’s Association, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The United Arab Emirates have summoned Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek  to criticize security forces in Jerusalem for upholding order amid Arab rioting on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy “expressed concern over the escalation of tension that threatens stability and security in the region,” said the ministry in a statement, according to Abu Dhabi-based The National.

The statement read: “Her Excellency stressed the need to immediately stop these events, provide full protection for worshippers, respect the right of Palestinians to practice their religious rites and halt any practices that violate the sanctity of Al-Aqsa mosque.”

The minister also stressed that Jordan needed to be respected for its custodial role over the holy sites. The Temple Mount is known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.

She spoke of the need to resume a peace process for the “establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as its capital in accordance with legitimate international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”

Hayek, who is Israel’s first ambassador to the UAE, arrived there in October

In the meantime, Emirati airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has canceled its participation in Israel’s Independence Day flyover this year, amid Arab condemnation of Temple Mount and Old City violence, according to the Israel Pilot’s Association, The Jerusalem Post reported.

It tweeted that it had “received a message today from #WizzairAbuDhabi that it will not be able to participate in the Independence Day flight in Israel.

The announcement came shortly after the announcement of the summoning of the Israeli ambassador to Abu Dhabi for a conversation at the Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi.

UAE’s participation in the flyover had been intended to hight the increased cooperation between the two countries, which had normalized ties in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords.

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Monday similarly spoke with Israel’s Deputy Ambassador Sami Abu Janeb on the same issue. In recent days, Jordan has blamed Israel for escalating violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque, where Israeli police officers entered and made arrests of Palestinians who stockpiled rocks to hurl from the Temple Mount down on Jewish worshippers below at the Western Wall.

As an Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted a missile launched on Monday night from the Gaza Strip over Israeli skies—and Jerusalem retaliated with an airstrike—U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price reiterated the department’s calls for both the Israelis and Palestinians to cease escalations.

Price said in his daily briefing that the department was deeply concerned about recent violence in Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount and across the West Bank.

“We, as we did on Friday, continue to call on all sides to exercise restraint, to avoid provocative actions and rhetoric, and preserve the historic status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount,” he said. “We also continue to urge Israeli and Palestinian officials to work cooperatively to lower tensions and ensure the safety of everyone.”

The department’s senior staff and American ambassadors across the Middle East have been in close communication with Israeli and Palestinian officials seeking to de-escalate tensions.

The same day, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on the phone with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi about the uptick in tensions. According to a readout of the conversation, Blinken discussed with his counterpart the importance of Israelis and Palestinians working to “end the cycle of violence by refraining from actions and rhetoric that further escalate tensions.”

Blinken also expressed his appreciation to Safadi for Jordan’s role as custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

Blinken also spoke by phone to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid who tweeted that Israel’s response was measured and responsible in the face of “riots by hundreds of Islamic extremists on the Temple Mount, as well as falsehoods and disinformation spread by extremists fanning the flames of violence instead of bringing about calm.”

He noted to Blinken that Israel will not tolerate calls supporting violence and emphasized the need for international support to return calm to Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that he views “with utmost severity” comments blaming Israel for the violence.

Bennett spoke after Israel’s Foreign Ministry directly accused Jordan of “backing those who… resort to violence.”

Alluding to comments made earlier in the day by Jordan’s prime minister, Bennett lashed out at “the remarks accusing Israel of the violence directed against us,” and fumed that “there are those who are encouraging rock-throwing and the use of violence against the citizens of the State of Israel.

This is unacceptable to us,” he said. “This is a reward for the inciters, especially Hamas, which are trying to ignite violence in Jerusalem. We will not allow this to happen.”

Bennett vowed, “The State of Israel will continue to provide for and safeguard the dignity of all of us, to enable everyone to celebrate in Jerusalem. And, most of all, he said, “our forces will continue to provide security for the citizens of the State of Israel.”