Netanyahu's office says 'no change' in Al-Aqsa Mosque status quo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that "there is no change to the status quo on the Temple Mount", after far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir claimed that Jews could legally pray at the site.

Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, is referred to as Temple Mount in Judaism and is considered holy to Jews.

Ben Gvir had told Israeli army radio earlier on Monday that "the policies on the Temple Mount allow prayer, period" and said that he would allow the construction of a synagogue there.