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Israeli far-right minister visits Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem

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October 09, 2025

Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Al Aqsa compound on Wednesday, his spokesperson told AFP, as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas were being held in Egypt on ending the Gaza war.

Israeli far-right minister visits Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem

This picture taken from Mount of Olives shows Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City and the city's highrises in the background on September 22, 2023.

(AFP FILE)

The visit is Ben Gvir's eleventh as minister to the disputed area, located in occupied east Jerusalem, which contains Islam's third-holiest site and is Judaism's holiest place, revered as the location of the first and second Jewish temples.

Hamas condemned the visit, calling it a "deliberate provocation" that "violates the sanctity of Al Aqsa and the feelings of Muslims worldwide."

The Palestinian group added the visit coincided with the "painful anniversary" of deadly clashes in Jerusalem on October 8, 1990, in which at least 15 Palestinians were killed.

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