Türkiye strongly condemns the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, calling it a provocative action that threatens regional security.
Türkiye has strongly condemned a raid carried out by Israel 's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Occupied East Jerusalem. 'We strongly condemn the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israel i Minister under the protection of security forces,' the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry said the ongoing genocide in Gaza, along with Israeli authorities' provocative actions intended to change the historical status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, pose a threat to regional security and stability. The statement also called on the international community to take necessary measures against Israeli officials' actions that will further escalate tensions in the region. Ben-Gvir, head of one of two religious-nationalist parties in Netanyahu's coalition, has a long record of making inflammatory statements appreciated by his supporters. Israeli police in the past have prevented ministers from ascending to the compound on the grounds that it endangers national security. Israel's official position accepts decades-old rules restricting non-Muslim prayer at the compound, Islam's third holiest site and known to Jews as the Temple Mount, who believe it is the site of two ancient temples.A lawyer by training, Ben Gvir first became known for defending young Jewish extremists suspected of terror and hate crimes. In 2016, he represented two young extremists charged with the murder of a Palestinian family in the West Bank village of Duma following an arson attack
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