Pakistan, Aug. 3 -- JERUSALEM, August 3, 2025 - Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, sparking strong condemnation from across the Muslim world. The action, which occurred during the Jewish religious observance of Tisha B'Av, is being called a major provocation by Palestinian officials.

Early in the morning, at least 1,251 Israeli settlers stormed the sacred site under heavy police protection. Witnesses reported that the group performed Talmudic rituals, sang songs, and danced openly in the mosque compound, in direct defiance of longstanding agreements on religious practice there. Muslim worshippers, journalists, and mosque guards were re...