Israel bans Imam Ekrima Sabri from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 6 more months
Israel has extended its ban on Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Imam Ekrima Sabri, restricting his access to the mosque and its courtyards for six more months, his lawyer tells Al Jazeera.
Sabri was detained on August 2 on suspicion of inciting “terrorism” after he mourned assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sabri, 85, the former grand mufti of Jerusalem and current head of its Supreme Islamic Council, called Haniyeh a “martyr” at the mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, his lawyer Hamza Qatina said at the time.
At the time, he was also banned from entering the mosque until August 8.
Israel has extended its ban on Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Imam Ekrima Sabri, restricting his access to the mosque and its courtyards for six more months, his lawyer tells Al Jazeera.
Sabri was detained on August 2 on suspicion of inciting “terrorism” after he mourned assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sabri, 85, the former grand mufti of Jerusalem and current head of its Supreme Islamic Council, called Haniyeh a “martyr” at the mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, his lawyer Hamza Qatina said at the time.
At the time, he was also banned from entering the mosque until August 8.
Israel has extended its ban on Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Imam Ekrima Sabri, restricting his access to the mosque and its courtyards for six more months, his lawyer tells Al Jazeera.
Sabri was detained on August 2 on suspicion of inciting “terrorism” after he mourned assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Sabri, 85, the former grand mufti of Jerusalem and current head of its Supreme Islamic Council, called Haniyeh a “martyr” at the mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, his lawyer Hamza Qatina said at the time.
At the time, he was also banned from entering the mosque until August 8.
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Israel bans Imam Ekrima Sabri from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 6 more months
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