Israeli police prevented the imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ikrime Sabri, from entering the holy mosque today to offer Friday prayers, without giving a reason.

An official in Imam Sabri’s office told Anadolu Agency that “Israeli police stopped him at the Lions Gate and prevented him from entering the mosque despite his attempt to attend the prayer.” Friday”.

The office said in a statement that Israeli forces prevented him from entering shortly before prayers, adding that its legal team confirmed the move was carried out “without a formal legal order”.

Sabri serves as the imam and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and heads the Supreme Islamic Council in Quds.

The ban comes nearly two years after restrictions were placed on Imam Sabri’s access to the mosque, including administrative measures and restrictions. strict, according to the statement.

The local High Islamic Council in Quds condemned the move, describing it as an “illegal police thug”.

The council said Israeli police “have no authority over Al-Aqsa Mosque and the decision had no legal basis”.

Authority over the mosque rests with the Islamic administration, the council added, describing the measures as “null and void”, saying they enforced “by military power”, which has turned the city into a “military barracks”.

He also said that the police are restricting worshipers’ access to the mosque and restricting the work of the Islamic Waqf administration.

In recent years, Israeli authorities have issued numerous orders banning Imam Sabri from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque and traveling, and have detained him several times for taking in questions.

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Source: prizrenpost