Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has visited the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem.
Ben-Gvir visited the third holiest site in Islam, surrounded by heavily armed security forces. His planned visit was slammed by Israeli opposition parties and Palestinians who warned it was a deliberate provocation. Only Muslims are allowed to pray at the site, and Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyhu had tried to convince Ben Gvir not to visit the compound.
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