US EditionRight-wing Israeli minister visits Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound: Spokesperson
- Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex accompanied by armed forces, sparking widespread condemnation as a provocation during Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
- Hamas criticized Ben-Gvir's visit as a 'dangerous escalation,' urging Palestinians to rise up against what they termed the 'arrogant enemy.'
- Jordan's foreign ministry condemned the visit as a 'deliberate provocation' and reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem's holy sites.
- Since taking office, Ben-Gvir has stormed the holy site at least seven times, with four incidents occurring amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa
Israel’s extremist far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Wednesday, accompanied by armed Israeli forces. The incursion was widely condemned as a provocation, particularly as it came on the third day of the Islamic Eid al-Fitr celebration. Hamas slammed the move, calling it a "dangerous escalation". The group also said efforts by "the terrorist government led by the war criminal Netanyahu [ai…
Israel’s national security minister visits Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia angry
According to Israeli media, the minister walked up straight to the flashpoint site, holy to both Jews and Muslims. His visit came shortly after nearly two-week period of Ramadan, during which Jews are prohibited from visiting the Temple Mount
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