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Palestine weekly wrap: ‘Master of the house’ says Ben-Gvir as Al-Aqsa opens

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1314 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Palestine weekly wrap: ‘Master of the house’ says Ben-Gvir as Al-Aqsa opens Nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan among multiple Palestinians killed in ongoing Gaza attacks amid fears of escalating violence.

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Topics 4

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What happened

Palestine weekly wrap: ‘Master of the house’ says Ben-Gvir as Al-Aqsa opens Nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan among multiple Palestinians killed in ongoing Gaza attacks amid fears of escalating violence.

Why it matters

The announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran has led to the reopening of holy sites to worshippers in occupied East Jerusalem and the removal of a number of movement barriers in the occupied West Bank.

Common ground

On Friday, April 9, more than 100,000 Muslim worshippers streamed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers since before the war started on February 28.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 35 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On April 13, another three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli drone attack at a security checkpoint in the al-Mazraa area east of Deir el-Balah”
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Claim 2: “On April 9, nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was shot and killed in northern Gaza by Israeli soldiers while studying in a tent used for classes.”
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Claim 3: “followed by another Palestinian killed by Israeli fire later in the day in the al-Mawasi area.”
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Claim 4: “on April 9, 12-year-old Mohammed al-Sheikh was shot in the head during a military raid on Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah”
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Claim 5: “the Nasser Medical Complex announcing this week that a main generator had shut down due to fuel shortages”
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Claim 6: “On Friday, April 9, more than 100,000 Muslim worshippers streamed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers since before the war started on February 28.”
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Two independent sources (Quds News Network and a photo report) confirm that 100,000 worshippers attended Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa on April 9, the first since the February 28 closure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Aqsa (; Arabic: الأَقْصَى, romanized: Al-Aqṣā) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (Arabic: المسجد الأقصى) is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the build…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Marwani Mosque or simply Marwani Mosque (Arabic: المصلى المرواني) is an underground vaulted prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. It is 600 square yards (500 square metres) in ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Marwani_Mosque
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Claim 7: “Israel’s approval of 34 new settlements across the West Bank – many in remote areas – bringing the total approved by the current government to 102”
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Claim 8: “Evacuations resumed on April 12, with 27 medical patients and 42 companions crossing”
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Claim 9: “At least two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli settlers attacking villages – Alaa Sobeih, on April 8, near Tayasir in Tubas governorate, and Ali Majed Hamadneh, on April 11, in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah.”
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Claim 10: “on April 7 and April 12, when Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the compound under police protection, performing Jewish religious rituals.”
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Multiple sources (Al Jazeera, Ilke News Agency, and another web result) confirm Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the compound on April 7 and April 12 to perform rituals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Even the April 9 reopening of Al-Aqsa after 40 days of closure was tempered by growing settler incursions, including on April 7 and April 12, when Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir s…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/palestine-weekly-wr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tensions were further heightened on April 12, when Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa compound alongside settlers and performed Talmudic rituals.
https://ilkha.com/english/world/extremist-settlers-storm-al-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s extremist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa compound, in a provocative move...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hfQKtKvTMk
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Claim 11: “two others killed in separate drone attacks in central Khan Younis and the Bardawil area of al-Mawasi, in southern Gaza.”
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Claim 12: “another person was killed during a second strike in Beit Lahiya the same day.”
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Claim 13: “The announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran has led to the reopening of holy sites to worshippers in occupied East Jerusalem and the removal of a number of movement barriers in the occupied West Bank.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and USA Today, confirm a conflict/war involving the US and Iran starting February 28, 2026, and the subsequent announcement/negotiation of a ceasefire around April 5-8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 14: “Jordan officially holds custodianship of the shrine.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Jordan has been the official custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem since 1924.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan has been the official custodian of Muslim and Christian holy places in Jerusalem since 1924, and was publicly acclaimed as the custodian of Jerusalem’s holy sites. For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represen…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/17/israeli-police-stop…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan has been the official custodian of Christian and Muslim holy places in Jerusalem since 1924, when Sharif Hussein, the initiator of the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, was publicly…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-uae-deal-jordan-je…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordanians shout slogans during a protest against the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Amman, Jordan on 15 July 2017 [Salah Malkawi/Anadolu Agency].
https://www.shoahph.com/is-jordan-really-the-custodian-of-je…
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Claim 15: “According to Haaretz, Shin Bet chief David Zini has referred to settler attacks as “friction” rather than “terrorism”, reduced resources allocated to the agency’s Jewish Division, and failed to prioritise enforcement.”
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Claim 16: “A 68-year-old woman, Sabria Shamasneh, also died on April 7 after suffering a cardiac arrest following an incident where Israeli soldiers beat her son in front of her in Jayyous, east of Qalqilya.”
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Claim 17: “The killing on April 6 of a Palestinian driver of a World Health Organization (WHO) vehicle by Israeli forces triggered the suspension of all medical evacuations through the Rafah crossing for several days.”
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Claim 18: “Ben-Gvir declared from the site that “today, you feel like the master of the house here,””
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The quote 'master of the house' is attributed to Ben-Gvir by both Al Jazeera and a YouTube report regarding his visit to the Al-Aqsa compound.
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web search NEUTRAL — Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of National Security since 2022, except for a two-month gap in early 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa compound on Sunday, highlighting an expanded Jewish presence at the sensiti...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z5mVTI6SSc
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web search NEUTRAL — Even the April 9 reopening of Al-Aqsa after 40 days of closure was tempered by growing settler incursions, including on April 7 and April 12, when Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir s…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/palestine-weekly-wr…
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Claim 19: “bringing the total number of Palestinian media workers killed since October 2023 to at least 262”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific number of Palestinian media workers killed since October 2023.
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Claim 20: “a reported backlog of more than 18,000 people awaiting evacuation, according to the WHO.”
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Claim 21: “police violently arresting Palestinian Christian scouts during the processions”
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While there are general reports of police clampdowns on Holy Saturday, the specific detail about 'violently arresting Palestinian Christian scouts' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arab citizens of Israel form the country's largest ethnic minority. The base of these communities are the Arab, non-Jewish former Palestinian citizens (and their descendants) who continued to inha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestinian Christians (Arabic: مَسِيحِيُّون فِلَسْطِينِيُّون, romanized: Masīḥiyyūn Filasṭīniyyūn) are a religious community of the Palestinian people consisting of those who identify as Christians, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Christians
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Claim 22: “Palestinian Authority officials said Israeli forces removed Palestinian flag patches from scouts’ uniforms.”
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Both Al Jazeera and the 'Pace e Bene' source report that Palestinian Authority officials stated Israeli forces removed Palestinian flag patches from scouts' uniforms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Scout groups were stopped and Israeli forces removed Palestinian flags from their Scout uniforms [9]. The Vatican's Apostolic Delegate to Palestine was initially denied entry, which is a violation of …
https://paceebene.org/blog/2026/4/16/jesus-is-palestinian-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palestinian Authority officials said Israeli forces removed Palestinian flag patches from scouts’ uniforms. Even the April 9 reopening of Al-Aqsa after 40 days of closure was tempered by growing settl…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/palestine-weekly-wr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel detains 11 Palestinians who returned to Jenin camp.Israeli soldiers have added non-military patches to their uniforms, including a map 'Greater Israel', amid accusations of serious misconduct.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-army-bans-radical-messi…
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Claim 23: “On April 8, Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in a drone attack on his vehicle as it travelled along the coastal road in Gaza City”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the death of journalist Mohammed Wishah on April 8.
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Claim 24: “Hamas has stated it will not discuss disarmament until Israel commits to a full military withdrawal from Gaza.”
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Claim 25: “The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, shuttered throughout Holy Week, also reopened in time for Holy Fire Saturday”
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A web search result explicitly states that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopened its doors two days before Holy Fire Saturday after a 40-day closure due to restrictive measures during the conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is simultaneously the seat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, generally known as The Round Church, is an Anglican church in the city of Cambridge, England. It is located on the corner of Round Church Street and Bridge Street. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre_(C…
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Claim 26: “The same day, an additional two Palestinians were killed and five were wounded in an attack on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza”
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Claim 27: “an open letter signed by 22 former security chiefs – including former heads of the army, Shin Bet and Mossad – warning that “the rampant Jewish terrorism” in the West Bank “carried out under governmental auspices is not only a moral disgrace but also a severe strategic blow to Israel’s national security”.”
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Claim 28: “Wishah is the 12th Al Jazeera journalist or media worker in Gaza to have been killed by Israeli forces during that time.”
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Claim 29: “Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich... boasting that “30 new settlements have been built in the vicinity of Ramallah alone during the current government’s tenure.””
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Claim 30: “an 80 percent increase over the 127 official settlements that existed when it took office, according to the Peace Now group.”
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Claim 31: “According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, since the October ceasefire, 754 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed and more than 2,100 injured, as of April 13.”
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Claim 32: “the Hamas negotiating delegation began meetings with the Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov in Cairo this past week”
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Claim 33: “The Gaza Health Ministry had warned on April 2 that complete fuel unavailability posed “a genuine threat of death to hundreds of patients””
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Claim 34: “Since October 7, 2023, the cumulative official death toll stands at 72,333.”
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Claim 35: “On April 11, a strike on a police checkpoint in central Gaza’s Bureij camp killed at least six people”
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