Israel’s far-right national security minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could disrupt the delicate Gaza ceasefire talks.
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sept. 10, 2023. JERUSALEM --
The visit also came just days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves for a trip to the United States, where he will address Congress. He has been convicted eight times for offences that include racism and supporting a terrorist organization. As a teen, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Ben-Gvir's visit as a “provocative intrusion” that endangered the fragile status quo regarding the Jerusalem hilltop compound, which is considered holy for both Muslims and Jews. Overnight Israeli strikes Thursday in central Gaza killed at least 11 people, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defense organization and hospitals. At least two children and two women were killed in airstrikes on a house and a car.
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