Ben Gvir vows to storm Al-Aqsa despite Netanyahu pledge to Jordan

AMMAN — Extremist Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir announced on Wednesday that he will continue storming Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, in defiance of a pledge made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to His Majesty King Abdullah during their meeting in Amman on Tuesday.اضافة اعلان

The Hebrew channel "Kan" quoted Ben Gvir as saying in a statement that "with all due respect to Jordan, I did this, and I will continue to go up to Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque)".

"The State of Israel is independent, and has no tutelage from any other country."

The Kan channel described these statements as a "challenge" to Netanyahu, who had pledged to King Abdullah to preserve the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque.


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