The compound in Jerusalem’s walled Old City is one of the most sensitive sites in ​the Middle East. Known to Jews as Temple Mount, it is the most sacred site in Judaism and is Islam’s third-holiest site.

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In an unprecedented move, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led a group of Jewish worshipers in prayer atop the Temple Mount on Sunday as he marked Tisha B’Av — the first time that a government minister has overtly worshipped at the flashpoint site in violation of the status quo.

A record 3,500-plus Jewish pilgrims were said to visit the site in the course of the fast day.

The Temple Mount, which was the site of the Jewish Temples and today houses the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine, has been one of the most volatile flashpoints in the Middle East. Ben Gvir’s actions immediately drew sharp condemnations from the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-ben-gvir-openly-leads-prayers-on-temple-mount-in-violation-of-status-quo/

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