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Full coverage· Security· Updated

Israeli Minister Storms Al-Aqsa Mosque Day Before Elections

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Monday, accompanied by MK Moshe Feiglin, just before Tuesday's general elections. The visit, under heavy police escort, follows Ben-Gvir's repeated calls to expand Jewish prayer at the site.

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What happened

  1. 01Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday with MK Moshe Feiglin.
  2. 02The visit occurred the day before Israeli general elections and amid rising tensions.
  3. 03Ben-Gvir has previously entered Al-Aqsa and advocated for expanded Jewish prayer.
  4. 04Palestinians fear these actions could change the existing status quo at the holy site.
  5. 05The current arrangements allow non-Muslim visits but restrict prayer to Muslims.

This action has raised Palestinian concerns about altering the existing status quo at the sensitive holy site.

Translated and summarized by baba from Al-Shams, the latest report. Read Al-Shams’s original

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