Israel's official position accepts the rules restricting non-Muslim prayer at the compound, which is Islam's third holiest site and the most sacred site in Judaism.

The Al Aqsa compound sits atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which is considered holy in Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and has been a flashpoint during the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is no stranger to controversy and on Sunday (August 3), he sparked a new row by offering prayers at the religious al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.