Ben-Gvir Leads Illegal Jewish Settler Raid on Al-Aqsa under Heavy Guard

August 3, 2025 News
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (Photo: via WAFA)

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads a march and storming of the Al-Aqsa mosque as access is blocked for Palestinians.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces, marking the anniversary of what Israeli extremists refer to as the “destruction of the Temple.”

According to the Islamic Endowments Department, 1,251 Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa compound during the early morning hours. Israeli police reportedly shut the mosque’s gates to Palestinian worshippers in order to facilitate the settlers’ incursion.

Footage showed settlers performing rituals in various parts of the mosque, violating the long-standing restriction that previously confined the ritual to the eastern section of the compound. 

Eyewitnesses reported that settlers deliberately raised their voices during prayers, which could be heard outside the mosque walls, all under the protection of Israeli forces.

Meanwhile, Israeli police continued to restrict Palestinian access to the Old City of Jerusalem, particularly around Al-Aqsa Mosque, while the settlers’ visits were ongoing.

In a widely circulated video, illegal Israeli Jewish settlers were seen raising Israeli flags and singing the Israeli national anthem in front of the mosque’s western arcade — a provocative display under the supervision of Israeli police.

Incendiary Statements

The night before the raid, Ben-Gvir participated in a settler march at Bab al-Qattanin, one of Al-Aqsa’s gates, where he made inflammatory remarks: “We are not content with mourning. We are thinking about building the Temple, extending sovereignty, and imposing rule. We have done this in many places, and we will do it in Gaza as well.”

Israeli forces began tightening security across occupied Jerusalem on Saturday evening, particularly around Al-Aqsa Mosque, to secure settler movements. 

According to Al-Jazeera, Israeli forces closed the roads leading to Bab al-Asbat and Bab al-Maghariba, causing major traffic congestion in Silwan. This coincided with a settler march from west Jerusalem toward the Western Wall, where participants raised Israeli flags.

The march reached the Bab al-Asbat area under heavy police escort, and road closures remained in effect until after midnight.

(PC, AJA)

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2 Comments

  1. Just think…
    NONE of this would have happened if there was no Zionism. Everyone in that entire region would live in harmony. Hundreds of thousands of Gazans would still be alive. There would have been no reason to create the illegal, immoral state of ” Israel ” , and force it upon the original inhabitants of Palestine. The US taxpayers could rest assured that their money didn’t help the Jewish Nazis murder children. Jewry itself wouldn’t be considered a stain on the face of humanity, due to the barbaric actions of Judaists who kill babies for religion. Ethnic Jews would be respected, and not considered part of the problem for what the poser religious Jews did in their name.

  2. Why is the world not screaming out and stopping these criminals. They have never wanted peace, only the sort of war that gives them the whole of the land that was/should be Palestine.

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