An Israeli blogger has stirred controversy after publishing photos of himself allegedly inside Al Masjid Al Nabawi in Medina.

The blogger, who writes under the name Ben Tzion for the Times of Israel, angered many after posting images of himself inside Islam’s third holiest site, Al Masjid Al Nabawi, or the Prophet’s Mosque.

Ben Tzion is pictured in traditional Arab dress alongside other visitors to the mosque in Medina.

“Jewish and Arab people share common history and blood lineage to Abraham/Ibrahim,” he wrote on Instagram.

“With love and mutual respect, peace would come to the entire Middle East region,” he added.

The visit from the Jewish writer angered many in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East, as only Muslims are permitted to visit the holy site, and there have been calls for the arrest of non-Muslims who enter the country’s religiously significant sites.

The blogger's Instagram account is no longer live.

The furore on social media comes at a time of apparent rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

An Israeli minister this week publicly admitted for the first time that the two countries have been in covert contact.

Israel and Saudi Arabia do not have any official diplomatic ties but there has long been speculation that the countries might be working together to confront Iran in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister has denied any ties between the kingdom and Israel.

“There are no relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel,” Jubeir said in an interview on Monday.

Saudi Arabia’s leaders are sensitive to claims that they are working with Israel and the Jewish state is seen as an enemy by much of the Saudi public.