Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday under police protection, with circulating images showing him performing prayers inside, Anadolu reports. Ben-Gvir entered the compound accompanied by police guards and several Israeli occupiers, an official from the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity. Images circulated on social media showed the minister perfor
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday under police protection, with circulating images showing him performing prayers inside, Anadolu reports. Ben-Gvir entered the compound accompanied by police guards and several Israeli occupiers, an official from the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity. Images circulated on social media showed the minister performing prayers in the eastern section of the mosque. Ben-Gvir, the leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound several times, drawing widespread Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international condemnation. READ: Ben-Gvir’s visit to Palestinian female prisoners’ cells draws criticism Monday’s incursion came nearly two months before Israel’s general elections, […]
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