West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli minister Ben Gvir enters Al-Aqsa courtyard, stoking tensions
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Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, accompanied by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The visit marks another entry by the right-wing minister to the sensitive Islamic holy site.
Such visits have historically inflamed Israeli-Palestinian tensions and sparked confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at the contested shrine.
