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- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and prayed in its eastern courtyard.
- He said he wants to change the site’s status quo and eventually build a Jewish temple.
- Jerusalem governorate called the raid a dangerous escalation that violates the mosque’s legal status.
- The raid came two months before Israel’s general elections on Oct. 27.
- Authorities limited Eid al-Fitr prayers to 10,000 West Bank Palestinians on Ramadan’s first Friday.
