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Palestinians condemn storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel’s Ben-Gvir

Al Jazeera · · 572 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City”
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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other web search results, confirm that Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
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web search NEUTRAL — Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir’s al-Aqsa visit triggers backlash. 3 hours ago. By Malek Fouda.Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Yesterday. Sav…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’. Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound prompts condemnations from Palestinians and several Arab countries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/israel-ben-gvir-ente…
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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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“his third incursion into Islam’s third holiest site this year”
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While the entry is confirmed, the specific count of 'three times this year' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only the general fact of his visits is mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, a Palestinian agency said, following a 38-day closure imposed by …
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/far-right-israeli-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's ultranationalist security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, challenging longstanding rules about non-Muslim prayer at the sensitive site. This visit comes amid h…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’. Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound prompts condemnations from Palestinians and several Arab countries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/israel-ben-gvir-ente…
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“Israel arrested at least 18 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Israel and the West Bank, but contains no specific report about 18 Palestinians being arrested on a particular Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then ruled by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. The W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement
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“Ben-Gvir offered Jewish prayers at the site, which is not allowed for non-Muslims as part of the status quo arrangement in place since 1967”
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Multiple web search results and general knowledge of the 'status quo' arrangement confirm that non-Muslims are permitted to visit but are prohibited from praying/worshipping at the site.
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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 — The Al-Aqsa mosque fire was an arson attack on Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque, the primary prayer hall within the Al-Aqsa compound, on 21 August 1969. The attack was carried out by Australian citizen Deni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_mosque_fire
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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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“Jewish people are permitted to visit the compound”
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Web search results confirm that Jewish people/Israelis are permitted to visit the compound under the status quo arrangement.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound has long been a flashpoint in the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones). But the Muslim authorities are concerned about an encroachment …
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/al-aqsa-mosque-temple…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Aqsa Mosque,[a] also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel,[b] is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque
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web search NEUTRAL — Palestinians visit the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Jerusalem's Old City March 7, 2024.
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4898686-israelis-will-…
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“A statement from Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said it considered Ben-Gvir’s visit to be a violation of the status quo agreement”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim is missing from the 'Evidence for claim 5' section, which only contains general info about Jordan and Ben-Gvir. However, the claim is common in reports; based strictly on provided evidence, it is not corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר, lit. 'Ithamar, son of ruler' [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of national securit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The thirty-seventh government of Israel is the current cabinet of Israel, formed on 29 December 2022, following the Knesset election the previous month. The coalition government currently consists of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-seventh_government_of_I…
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“The Palestinian Authority’s presidency has also condemned the storming of the mosque compound”
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Reported by WAFA (Palestinian News Agency) and other web search results that the Palestinian Presidency condemned the incursion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The national flag of Palestine (Arabic: علم فلسطين, romanized: ʿalam Filasṭīn) is a tricolour of three equal horizontal stripes—black, white, and green from top to bottom—overlaid by a red triangle is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Palestine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר, lit. 'Ithamar, son of ruler' [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of national securit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir
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“Ben-Gvir, who has stormed the mosque compound at least 16 times since taking office in 2022”
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The specific number 'at least 16 times' appears in one of the web search results provided under claim 6, but is not corroborated by a second independent source in the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March of Flags (מצעד הדגלים, Mitzad ha’Degalim), or Dance of Flags (Hebrew: ריקוד דגלים or ריקודגלים, romanized: Rikud Degalim), is an annual flag flying parade on Jerusalem Day to celebrate what …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Day_march
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A major outbreak of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, sometimes called the Unity Intifada, mainly commenced on 10 May 2021 and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Israel–Palestine_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר, lit. 'Ithamar, son of ruler' [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of national securit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir
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“the far-right Israeli minister having expressed his intention to build a Jewish synagogue in place of the holy Muslim site”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that Ben-Gvir expressed intention to build a synagogue in place of the mosque.
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“Israel had closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the public for 40 days after launching its war on Iran on February 28”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a war on Iran on February 28 or a subsequent 40-day closure of the mosque.
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“Israeli authorities also preventing Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa this year – the first such restriction since Israel’s illegal occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967”
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“The mosque reopened on April 9 to Palestinian worshippers”
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“later that day, Israeli settlers stormed the compound and performed Talmudic rituals, under the protection of Israeli police”
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“Israeli authorities had extended the daily windows for Israeli settler incursions by an additional 30 minutes”
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“Israel arrested six Palestinians during a raid on Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem”
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“A child and a young man were also injured by Israeli forces during a raid on the city of Nablus”
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“The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since October 2023”
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