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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, toured tunnels beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews. The visit coincided with Israeli settlers storming the Al-Aqsa compound during Yom Kippur, part of a wave of incursions into East Jerusalem holy sites. The actions drew fierce condemnation from Palestinian officials and religious authorities, who view such visits and incursions as provocative violations of the status quo governing the site. Tensions around Al-Aqsa have repeatedly served as a flashpoint for wider unrest in Jerusalem and the occupied Palestinian territories.