Saturday January 18^th 2020, the Israeli occupation authorities issued a decree to ban Al-Aqsa grand breacher from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque , after he was called to a police station for investigation.

This decree is a start of a series of bans the occupation authorities are making against Islamic clergy men and worshippers.

Ekrima Sabri gave a Friday sermon to worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque saying that Al-Rahma gate won’t be sealed off again as before, it was closed for more than ten years previousy, he also called for worshippers to stay steadfast in Al-Aqsa mosque  , and pray Al-Fajer in the mosque, the occupation authorities considered this sermon as provocative.

In the same context, the occupation’s scheme is to take over the eastern part of Al-Aqsa mosque , Al-Rahma gate is in this part of the mosque , while they already took over the western part and closed it on the face of Muslim worshippers.

The occupation authorities had taken several measurements against worshippers and Muslim clergy men  since they broke the locks the occupation authorities put on the mosque’s door , among them was banning  Shaikh Abdul ‘Azeem head of Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem from entering the mosque.

On the other hand, in 2019 about 1 million settlers broke into Al-Aqsa mosque, which is a number that Israeli radical rightists are very proud of. on the other hand, Muslim Clergy men and worshippers are banned and arrested for performing their prayers.

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