Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound (Islam's third-holiest site) in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday under heavy police escort, in one of his recurring incursions that draw widespread condemnation from Arab, Islamic, and international parties. The move coincides with a broader escalation in the city, including restrictions on Muslim worshippers' access to the mosque and the deployment of Israeli forces around the Old City during Christian Holy Saturday observances at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The back-to-back provocations at two major religious sites underscore deepening tensions over access to and control of Jerusalem's holy places.