Muslims unable to freely offer prayers under Israel occupation, says Al-Aqsa Imam

Al-Aqsa Mosque Iman or prayer leader Sheikh Ekrima Sabri said on Saturday that Muslims are unable to freely offer prayers under Israeli occupation.

Sabri was released by Israeli authorities on Friday after being detained for several hours and ordered to be deported from the mosque.

Earlier on Friday, he was arrested by the Israeli police for mourning and eulogizing slain Hamas political chief



Ismail Haniyeh.

“Muslims are unable to freely offer prayers under the Israeli occupation, and people are subjected to arbitrary pressures regarding the expression of their opinions,” Sheikh Sabri told Anadolu.

Sheikh Sabri said he informed Israeli authorities that he has not broken the law and that the slogans raised by Muslim faithful were simply expressions of their religious sentiment.