Israeli far-right minister Ben Gvir visits Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem, as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas were being held in Egypt on ending the Gaza war.

The visit is Ben Gvir's eleventh as minister to the area which contains Islam's third-holiest site and is Judaism's holiest place, revered as the site of the first and second Jewish temples. Jewish religious rituals are prohibited there by a long-standing agreement between Israel and Jordan, the custodian of the site.