West Bank & Jerusalem
Qatar condemns Ben Gvir and settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Qatar has condemned a raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir alongside settler groups, the Shehab Wire reported. The statement reflected deepening regional concern over repeated incursions into the compound, which Muslims revere as one of Islam's holiest sites and a flashpoint for Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
Ben Gvir, a far-right member of Israel's government coalition, has made multiple visits to the Al-Aqsa grounds despite sustained Palestinian and international objections to such provocative actions. Settler infiltrations of the mosque compound have accelerated in frequency, intensifying confrontations in occupied East Jerusalem and drawing repeated diplomatic criticism from Arab states and Palestinian authorities.
