Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Sunday that a bill proposal to limit muezzin noise in Jerusalem "would drag the area to catastrophe."

He also noted the Palestinian Authority will seek the help of the UN Security Council and other international institutions to stop the passing of the bill.

The Palestinian Minister of Waqf and Religious Affairs Youssef Ideiss added that the bill threatens to drag the region into a religious war over the violation of the freedom of worship, adding it "will not change the religious reality, rather only make the Muslims more committed to their holy places."