![Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (3rd R) led a large group of illegal settlers in a provocative march and mass incursion into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on August 03, 2025. [Jerusalem Islamic Waqf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250803-38736697-38736690-FARRIGHT_ISRAELI_MINISTER_LEADS_MASS_ILLEGAL_SETTLER_INCURSION_INTO_ALAQSA_MOSQUE-1.jpg)
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday stormed East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound once again under heavy police protection, a Palestinian agency said, Anadolu reports. In a brief statement, the Islamic Endowments Directorate in Jerusalem said Ben-Gvir entered the mosque compound in the afternoon accompanied by Israeli police forces. Such incursions by Ben-Gvir are typically carried out without prior public announcement. Israeli ministers are only permitted to enter the Al-Aqsa compound with advance approval from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Since assuming office in early 2023, Ben-Gvir has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque around 14 times. Tuesday’s incursion marks his first entry into the compound in 2026. The extremist minister has continued these provocations despite repeated Arab, […]
