Entry to Jerusalem’s Previous Metropolis restricted; Palestinians and worshipers barred as Al-Aqsa closure sparks condemnation.
Amid escalating tensions with Iran, Israel has banned Friday prayers on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
Based on Al Jazeera, Brigadier Normal Hisham Ibrahim, head of Israel’s Civil Administration, introduced through the Israeli military’s Al Munasiq platform that the choice was taken resulting from potential Iranian retaliatory strikes and rising regional safety issues.
Officers said that every one holy websites in Jerusalem’s Previous Metropolis, together with the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, will stay closed on Friday. Worshipers and guests of all religions is not going to be allowed entry throughout this era.
In the meantime, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri strongly condemned the transfer, stating that Israeli authorities exploit each alternative to shut the Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling the motion unjustified and unacceptable.
Below the Israeli restrictions, entry to the Previous Metropolis is proscribed to residents and store house owners, affecting the motion of Palestinians.
Sheikh Sabri additionally highlighted that final month, solely 10,000 Palestinians had been allowed to attend the primary Ramadan prayer on the mosque, regardless of its capability of practically 500,000 worshippers.
