US EditionNews24 | Israel Bans Muslim Cleric From Al-Aqsa Mosque over Sermon ‘Which Contained Nothing Inappropriate’
EAST JERUSALEM, AUG 6 – The ban follows Hussein's July sermon condemning Israel's Gaza policies amid ongoing conflict that has resulted in over 61,000 deaths since October 2023, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Israeli authorities banned Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, grand mufti of Jerusalem, from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for six months, his attorney told AFP.
- Amid the Gaza war, Muhammad Ahmad Hussein delivered a Friday sermon on July 25, 2025, focusing on Gaza's deteriorating conditions and growing starvation, Palestinian news agency Wafa said.
- Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims and a Palestinian symbol, highlighted by recent tensions after a Jewish prayer by Itamar Ben Gvir earlier this month.
- Procedural irregularities surfaced as Israeli police detained Muhammad Ahmad Hussein on the same day, without interrogation or a hearing, until January 2026.
- Much of the international community does not recognize Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem, which it occupied in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and formally annexed in 1980.
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AlKhaleej TodayIsrael bans Jerusalem’s grand mufti from Al-Aqsa Mosque for six months over Gaza-focused sermon
JERUSALEM, Aug 7 — Israeli authorities have banned Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for six months over a recent sermon, his attorney told AFP on Wednesday.Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, will be prevented from entering the holy site in the Israeli-annexed Old City until January 2026, according to lawyer Khaldoun Najem.Najem said Israeli police “did not interrogate” or held a hearing f…
Israel bars Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric from Al-Aqsa: lawyer
Israeli authorities have banned Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for six months over a recent sermon, his attorney told AFP on Wednesday. Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, will be prevented from entering the holy site in the Israeli-annexed Old City until January 2026, according to lawyer Khaldoun Najem. Najem said Israeli police "did not interrogate" or held a hearing for the mufti prio…
Due to a sermon in which he warned about the situation in Gaza, the mufti was summoned for questioning by authorities last week and initially imposed an eight-day ban on him.
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