Overview

• Itamar Ben-Gvir led Jewish prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on August 3, breaching a fragile 1967 arrangement that bars non-Muslims from praying at the site.
• Israel’s prime minister’s office issued an immediate statement affirming that no policy change has occurred despite the breach.
• Jordan’s government condemned the action as an “unacceptable provocation” that undermines its custodial role at the holy site.
• Officials from Hamas and the Palestinian Authority declared the visit “crossed all red lines,” accusing Ben-Gvir of deepening aggression against Palestinians.
• Ben-Gvir’s calls to “conquer” Gaza and urging Palestinians to leave have intensified regional tensions and drawn condemnation from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.