Hawkish Zionist Minister Storms Al-Aqsa Mosque a Day After Facing Sanctions

IQNA – Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right member of the Israeli cabinet, has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in the occupied East al-QUds just hours after being sanctioned by the UK and four other countries.

In a brief statement, the Islamic Endowment Department in al-Quds said that Ben-Gvir on Wednesday morning stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the Israeli forces.

The latest intrusion into the Al-Aqsa complex was the eighth by the far-right minister since he joined Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet in 2022.

Earlier, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have announced sanctions against two far-right Israeli ministers —Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich — for "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities", the British government said.

Both will be subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, the UK Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Source: TRT World