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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of a far-right religious party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, again rejected talks with Hamas during a controversial visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Speaking in a video published on X, Ben Gvir repeated his opposition to negotiations with the radical Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on a ceasefire and the release of the hostages it continues to hold. He also called for Jews to be allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, which is known as the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and is Islam’s third-h…

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