Israeli firebrand Ben Gvir challenges Netanyahu on Temple Mount

Israel’s controversial National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the al Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount on Tuesday, a religious and political provocation that threatens to fracture Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

“The bunch of irresponsible extremists in the government is trying to drag Israel to an all-out regional war,” Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said after Ben Gvir led a group of politicians and worshippers to the holy site. “These people can’t run a country.”