Five influential Israeli rabbis condemned on Wednesday Jewish prayers at annexed east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying the holy site remains "strictly forbidden" to Jews after a visit by a far-right minister.

Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on the day a number of European countries recognised a Palestinian state, amid the ongoing war on Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to restrict Muslims from sacred mosque is aimed at prolonging conflict and changing status quo, Palestinians say