Jordan on Thursday condemned what it termed as the "storming" by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of Jerusalem's Temple Mount, warning of its dangerous consequences.
"The move by an Israeli minister to storm the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque and violating its sanctity and the practices by (Jewish) extremists is a provocative act and a flagrant violation of international law," Sinan al Majli , a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said. Jordan, which acts as a custodian over the site and has a peace agreement with Israel, said such visits along with other Israeli steps in Jerusalem "threaten to trigger new cycles of violence."
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Ben-Gvir was joining what will likely to be hundreds of Jews visiting the Temple Mount compound to mark of Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning and repentance when Jews reflect on the destruction of the First and Second Temples, key events in Jewish history.
Video: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting Temple Mount / https://twitter.com/har_habait
"This is the most important place for the people of Israel which we must return to and show our rule," Ben-Gvir said in a video released by his office, with the golden Dome of the Rock in the background.
The Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Affairs Ministry warned that the government and extremists like Ben-Gvir would "push things toward religious war" by "provoking the feelings of Muslims all over the world." The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it considered Ben-Gvir's visit to the sacred compound as an attempt to impose Israeli sovereignty over the site.
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