Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the visit by the Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The ministry said that the national security minister's visit and prayer at the Al-Aqsa compound on Thursday morning was a clear violation and provocation of the feelings of Muslims worldwide. The Saudi ministry on Thursday also condemned the Israeli occupation forces' advance in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime in early December.