The United Arab Emirates and China have called for a UN Security Council meeting after Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a widely denounced move.

The Council is expected to convene a meeting on Thursday.

Israeli National Security Minister's actions drew fierce condemnation across the world, with Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE joining the Palestinians in condemning him.

The Palestinian foreign ministry said it strongly condemns the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the extremist minister Ben-Gvir and views it as an unprecedented provocation and a dangerous escalation of the conflict.

Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh accused Ben-Gvir of staging the trip as part of a bid to turn the shrine into a Jewish temple, a goal of many within Israel's far right.