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<article data-history-node-id="429822" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-leads-1300-israelis-al-aqsa-mosque-incursion" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-leads-1300-israelis-al-aqsa-mosque-incursion" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;minister&nbsp;Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of ultra-nationalists in a raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, the second day of&nbsp;the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.&nbsp;</p> <p>Under the protection of heavily armed forces, the minister of national security took part in religious rituals alongside many others.</p> <p>The raid - along with the performance of prayers in the mosque’s courtyards - violates the long-standing status quo.</p> <p>This set of rules, recognised internationally and upheld by world powers, designates Al-Aqsa Mosque as an exclusively Islamic site, where only Muslims are permitted to worship.</p> <p>In a&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/1975837606622732513" target="_blank">post</a>&nbsp;on his X&nbsp;account, Ben Gvir claimed that Israelis are "winning on the Temple Mount" - the Jewish term for the raised plateau on which Al-Aqsa Mosque stands.</p> <p>“We are the owners of the house on the Temple Mount. I only pray that our Prime Minister will allow a full victory in Gaza as well - to destroy Hamas, God willing, to return the hostages, and we will achieve an absolute victory,” he added.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ben-gvir-leads-settler-incursion-al-aqsa-mosque">Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="577fe133-5158-4a42-a435-391aa40ae832" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/israel-incursion-al-aqsa-itamar-ben-gvir-october-2025-reuters.jpeg" width="1400" height="776" alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>