Far-right Israeli minister Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa mosque compound with hundreds of followers

Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of Israeli Jews into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Tisha B’Av, a Jewish mourning day, breaching the site’s long-standing status quo. Jordan and Turkey condemned the visit, which violated an agreement restricting Jewish prayer at the site, while the Israeli government claimed its policy remained unchanged despite escalating tensions.