As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) Israeli police forces raided the house of the head of the Supreme Islamic Commission and the Imam of al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds early on Saturday and handed him a notice, banning him from entering the sacred site for four months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Israeli forces also summoned the senior Palestinian cleric for interrogation at al-Qashla interrogation center in Jerusalem al-Quds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The measure came hours after Sheikh Sabri ignored an Israeli ban, and entered al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers while being carried on the shoulders of worshipers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The imam arrived at the Lion Gate entrance, in the northern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque, but Israeli forces stationed there initially prevented him from entering the mosque.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Sheikh Sabri, however, insisted on entering the mosque, arguing that it is his right to have free access to the Islamic holy site. He entered al-Aqsa Mosque, accompanied by a number of Muslim community leaders and lawyers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Several Palestinians sustained injuries on Friday after Israeli forces attacked worshipers inside al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound following dawn prayers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Israeli troops fired rubber-coated steel-bullets and attacked the worshipers in order to force them out of the religious site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The al-Aqsa Mosque compound is a flashpoint, highly respected by Muslims, Jews, and Christians alike. The mosque is Islam’s third holiest site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Palestinians have long been wary of Israeli attempts to change the status quo of al-Aqsa Mosque, where only Muslim prayers are allowed under the status quo reaffirmed in 1967.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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The holy compound is administered by the Islamic Waqf endowment on behalf of Jordan and Palestine. Non-Muslims can visit the site, but cannot pray there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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This coincided with the chief rabbinate of Israel’s declaration in 1967 that Jews were not allowed to the compound as it would desecrate the site's holiness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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However, Israeli settlers, escorted by the regime’s military, frequently desecrate the site by forcefully entering the compound.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2020-01-26 09:21:18","content_date_event":"2020-01-26 09:21:18","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2020-01-26 09:23:21","content_date_register":"2020-01-26 09:23:21","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":44365,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":30,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Israel bans senior Palestinian cleric from entering al-Aqsa Mosque for 4 months\n 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_400_225.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_650_365.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874_650_365.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2818531874,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202001\/467224_2818531874.jpg","width":650,"height":365,"size":0}}}]}]]