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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison

Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists as they storm al-Aqsa mosque compound

Ben-Gvir gives a thumbs up in a crowded plaza with a golden-domed building behind
Ben-Gvir in front of al-Aqsa mosque in the latest of his inflammatory visits to the compound. Photograph: Itamar Ben Gvir/Telegram/Reuters

Israel’s far-right minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, joined thousands of Jewish extremists who stormed Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Thursday.

Escorted by armed police, they prayed, waved the Israeli flag and sang the national anthem in a provocative display of political power.

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