Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led hundreds of Jewish visitors to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Tisha B'Av, breaching decades-old status quo protocols. Eight Muslim-majority nations including Qatar, UAE, Turkey, and Egypt condemned the visit.
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Far-right Isralei activists said Israel Police let Jewish visitors pray and prostrate across the sensitive religious site, in contrast with a status quo that is said to be in place. Sixteen Jews were arrested on suspicion of rioting and causing damage to a Muslim cemetery
JERUSALEM, July 23 - Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, praising Jewish visitors he said had prayed at the site in breach of arrangements that allow only Muslim prayer there.
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Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of Israeli Jews into Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Thursday, breaching the site's decades-old status quo as he marked a Jewish day of mourning. AFP footage showed Ben Gvir and hundreds of fellow worshippers at the Al-Aqsa compound, including Jewish settlers who lined up from the early morning hours to enter the site
Israel, jail Bibi and throw out these scum, so you can start to reclaim your heritage as a democratic society!! www.nbcnews.com/world/israel... Jordan said Ben-Gvir’s visit was “a desecration of the sanctity of the mosque, an escalation, a barbaric act, and unacceptable provocation.”
The foreign ministers of Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem after thousands of Israeli settlers and far-right group members entered the site on Thursday. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was among those present [middleeasteye.net#2][qna.org.qa#1][thenationa
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What happened when thousands of Israelis stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under Israeli police protection?