The Jordanian Waqf, the Hashemite Kingdom's office tasked with administering religious sites, has closed Aaron's Tomb in southern Petra after some 500 Israeli tourists prayed at the site where Aaron, Moses' brother, is said to be buried.
They are believed to have been religious pilgrims seeking to mark the high priest's death.
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Jordanian Islamic Affairs and Holy Places Minister Abdel Naser Mousa Abu Elbasai, on Thursday, instructed the official in charge of the tomb not to allow any visitors to enter the site without the ministry's explicit permission.
According to a report by the Sky News Arabia website, the Israelis involved in the incident had entered the site "illegally," without having received the necessary ministry permits.
The Jordanian Waqf further announced it would open an investigation into the incident and find those responsible for allowing the Israelis to enter the tomb.
Aaron's Tomb is situated at the top of Mount Harun, west of the southern Jordanian city of Petra, and overlooks the West Bank. It dates back to the Mamluk era, a medieval period in which the Mamluk Sultanate ruled over Egypt, the Levant, and Hejaz, the latter located in modern-day western Saudi Arabia.
