{"id":85137,"date":"2025-07-26T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=85137"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:04:15","slug":"mufti-detained-at-al-aqsa-mosque-footage-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/mufti-detained-at-al-aqsa-mosque-footage-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Mufti Detained at Al-Aqsa Mosque \u2013 Footage Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"782\">The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, delivered his Friday sermon before a crowd of 40,000 worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. In his sermon, he condemned what he called Israel\u2019s \u201cstarvation policy\u201d against Palestinians in Gaza, recited a prayer for the souls of the victims, and warned of Israeli actions at the holy site. He called on the public to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque from violations<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"838\">Escorted Through Mughrabi Gate After Friday Sermon<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1278\">Immediately after the sermon, Israeli police entered the room where Sheikh Hussein was located. Videos shared by Palestinian sources show the Mufti being escorted from the site by several officers through the Mughrabi Gate \u2014 usually reserved for Jewish visitors. According to these sources, police had also searched the office of the Waqf\u2019s chief guard and the office of Al-Aqsa director Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani before detaining the Mufti<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0627\u0642\u062a\u064a\u0627\u062f \u0642\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u062e \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062d\u0633\u064a\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062c\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0642\u0635\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LXIBWVl1PH\">pic.twitter.com\/LXIBWVl1PH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0633\u0637\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064a (@AlQastalps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlQastalps\/status\/1948747287988957295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1321\">Temporary Ban on Al-Aqsa Entry Issued<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1668\">After approximately two hours of detention, Sheikh Hussein was released and handed a temporary order banning him from the Al-Aqsa compound pending a final decision. The incident has intensified tensions in Jerusalem, already heightened by reports of Israeli intentions to demolish the home of Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Hussein\u2019s predecessor as Mufti<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1717\">Local and International Condemnation Mounts<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1979\">The detention has sparked outrage across Palestinian society and the Arab world. The Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council, chaired by Hussein, issued a sharp condemnation, describing the act as \u201can attack on religious freedom and Palestinian religious authority<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2350\">Hussein\u2019s son, Omar Hussein, called the incident a \u201ckidnapping,\u201d claiming it was carried out violently and in direct response to the sermon. The Jerusalem Waqf also condemned the detention and demanded Hussein\u2019s immediate release. The Cairo24 news site quoted Waqf officials calling the move part of a broader Israeli strategy to suppress religious activity in Al-Aqsa<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2630\">Political figures also weighed in. Hanan Ashrawi, a senior PLO official and former foreign minister, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the detention was \u201ca flagrant violation of human rights and freedom of religion,\u201d calling on international organizations to pressure Israel<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2974\">Mohammed Dahlan, a prominent Palestinian leader considered a possible successor to Mahmoud Abbas, expressed support for Hussein and accused Israel of \u201csilencing the Palestinian voice in Jerusalem.\u201d Israeli MK Ahmad Tibi also condemned the act on social media, calling it \u201cpart of Israel\u2019s ongoing harassment of Palestinian religious leaders<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3174\">Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, including from neighborhoods like Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah, shared videos of the Mufti\u2019s removal and demanded his release, calling for protection of Al-Aqsa<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3176\" data-end=\"3233\">Arab States Decry Israeli Move as Religious Violation<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3492\">Across the Arab world, reactions have also been fierce. Egypt&#8217;s Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) issued a statement via Cairo24, calling the detention \u201can attack on religious worship and Islamic authority in Jerusalem,\u201d while reaffirming Al-Aqsa\u2019s sanctity<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3494\" data-end=\"3763\">Jordan, which holds custodial rights over Al-Aqsa under its peace treaty with Israel, condemned the detention through its Ministry of Awqaf, describing it as \u201ca blatant violation of the status quo\u201d and reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding holy sites in Jerusalem<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"4038\">Qatar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement, calling the move \u201ca violation of religious freedom and Palestinian rights.\u201d Citing Al Jazeera, the statement urged the international community to act against what it termed \u201cIsraeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After warning against Israeli actions in Jerusalem, the Mufti of Al-Aqsa was removed and temporarily banned from the site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":85138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Mufti Detained at Al-Aqsa Mosque \u2013 Footage Released","_seopress_titles_desc":"After warning against Israeli actions in Jerusalem, the Mufti of Al-Aqsa was removed and temporarily banned from the site","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,9320,9314],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-85137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-jerusalem-news","9":"category-main-item"},"acf":{"subtitle":"After warning against Israeli actions in Jerusalem, the Mufti of Al-Aqsa was removed and temporarily banned from the site"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}