A senior imam of the Al Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem said yesterday that Israeli authorities have barred him from entering the compound, just ahead of Ramadan.
“I have been barred from the mosque for a week, and the order can be renewed,” Shaikh Muhammad Al Abbasi said, according to Al Arabiya.
He said he was not informed of the reason for the ban, which came into effect from Monday.
“I had only returned to Al Aqsa a month ago after spending a year in the hospital following a serious car accident,” Abbasi said. “This ban is a grave matter for us, as our soul is tied to Al Aqsa. Al Aqsa is our life.”
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