Israeli leader in provocative visit to Islam's third-holiest site

Iran Herald · April 13, 2026 War

JERUSALEM - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, an action that has drawn sharp condemnation from Jordan and the Palestinian Authority as a violation of long-standing religious agreements. The visit marks Ben-Gvir's third incursion into the holy site, Islam's third holiest, this year.

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