Far-right Israeli minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site threatening Gaza peace talks

Jerusalem, Jul 18 (AP) Israel's far-right national security minister visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Thursday morning, threatening to disrupt Gaza cease fire talks.
    Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up to the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound of Al Aqsa Mosque to pray for the return of the hostages “but without a reckless deal.”
    The move by Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to disrupt sensitive talks aimed at reaching a cease fire in the 9-month-old Israel-Hamas war.
    Jews and Muslims both claim the Jerusalem hilltop compound and visits like Ben-Gvir's, while legal, are seen as a provocation. (AP)
    
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