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UAE, China call for UN meeting over Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa visit

Ben-Gvir, who Al-Aqsa accompanied by heavy security, said that the Israeli government would not "surrender" to Hamas [File: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu]

The United Arab Emirates and China have called for a UN Security Council meeting after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a widely denounced move.

The Council is expected to convene on Thursday, diplomats told Reuters late on Tuesday.

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