Israel detains Al-Aqsa guard, bans sheikh from entering mosque May 7, 2021 at 1:15 pm | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem on April 10, 2021 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency] May 7, 2021 at 1:15 pm
Israeli occupation forces yesterday detained one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and extended Sheikh Najeh Bakirat s ban from entering the Muslim Hily site, the
Palestinian Information Centre reported.
Police officers arrested Bader Al-Rajbi from Bab Alsilsila area in the Old City of Jerusalem and took him to a detention centre in the holy city.
Israeli occupation police also renewed the order extending the ban imposed on Sheikh Bakirat, deputy director of the Islamic Awqaf in Jerusalem and head of Al-Aqsa Academy for Science and Heritage. According to the order, Sheikh Bakirat is prohibited from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City for another six months.