Israeli minister sparks anger by praying at Jerusalem holy site

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  You're listening to the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

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  This edition is published in the early hours of Monday 4th August.

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  A controversial visit by far right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben GVIR to the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem is condemned by Arab nations.

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  Dozens of African migrants have drowned after their boats sank off the coast of Yemen.

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  And the trial of the deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has begun.

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  But she's not there.

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  Also in the podcast, as Pope Leo addresses a million or so young Catholics in Rome,

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  we meet the influencers who are spreading the word online.

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  Hi guys, I'm Father Manuel.

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  I'm a Franciscan Catholic priest.

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  Recently I wrote a song on.

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  It's a rap song and it was really a banger.

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  The Al Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem is an extremely sensitive site,

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  holy to both Jews and Muslims.

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  Under a decades old convention, Jewish worshippers can visit, but they're not allowed to pray there.

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  On Sunday morning,

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  Israel's far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben GVIR broke that agreement by traveling to the compound and reciting Jewish prayers along with at least 1,000 others.

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  While he was there,

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  he spoke about the recent Hamas videos of starving Israeli hospitals hostages in Gaza.

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