LiveLive Updates July 23, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 23, 2026UpdatesJordan, Hamas condemn Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa visitJordan, Hamas and the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound on Thursday, along with the arrival of more than 2,000 Jewish visitors to the site, according to Jordanian and Palestinian statements.Jordan's Foreign Ministry said Ben-Gvir's visit, along with those of other Israeli officials and Jewish visitors, violated the site's historical and legal status quo. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali called on the international community to pressure Israel to halt what he described as ongoing violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.دانت وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين اقتحامَ وزير الأمن القومي الإسرائيلي المتطرف إيتمار بن غفير وعددٍ من أعضاء الكنيست ومجموعات من المستوطنين المتطرفين المسجد الأقصى المبارك/الحرم القدسي الشريف، تحت حماية شرطة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، وما رافقها من اعتداءات على المصلين، وتصرفاتShow moreJordanian Foreign Ministry: 'Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied city of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian sanctities.'Hamas also condemned the visits, calling them "blatant acts of aggression" that "will backfire on the occupation and its settlers.""Our people and our resistance will not stand idly by in the face of the desecration of our holy sites," the group said in a statement.The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs said the visit was part of "provocative practices" that "seek to ignite a religious war throughout the entire region."Read the full articleSirens sound in Bahrain Hostile aircraft sirens have sounded in Bahrain on Thursday. The Ministry of the Interior has urged citizens and residents to remain calm and "head to the nearest safe location".🚨 Bahrain alert - Air raid siren has been activated. Residents are advised to remain calm, move to the nearest safe location, and follow official updates.