Jerusalemite sources affirmed that Ben-Gvir toured the site for 13 minutes under heavy security.

Palestinian resistance and national forces had earlier warned that such a provocative move by Ben-Gvir would spark violence.

“Any escalation in Al-Aqsa Mosque will explode the situation and the occupation government will be responsible for this,” Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al Qanoua said in a statement. (ILKHA)