Israel’s Ben-Gvir Says He Will Do ‘Everything’ to Change Status Quo at Al-Aqsa

Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform a ritual next to one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, last October. (AP)

Itamar Ben-Gvir, a leader in the Israeli far-right Otzma Yehudit party and who will be Israel's national security minister in the upcoming government, has vowed to change the status quo at the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Ben-Gvir also pledged to change shooting regulations against Palestinians and to legalize settlements.