Skip to content
APA Images
2,548 of 3,717 in this story

Watermarked preview. The licensed file is delivered in full quality without the watermark.

Preview: first 60 seconds — full file 03:41.

Shotlist

APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jerusalem, 10 October 2021. Preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, speaks during an interview after Israeli authorities summoned him for questioning.

Full caption

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jerusalem, 10 October 2021. Preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, speaks during an interview after Israeli authorities summoned him for questioning. STORYLINE: Israeli authorities on Sunday summoned the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Ekrima Sabri for questioning, as their forces raided his home, local reports said. Palestinian eyewitnesses close to Sabri, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, said that a number of the Israeli forces raided his house in the dawn of Sunday, asking him to show up for questioning during the day at the Russian Compound in the city. Sabri was banned from the al-Aqsa Mosque for a week, after being questioned for over six hours on Sunday, according to Palestinian media. Sabri had expressed strong opposition to a ruling by Jerusalem Magistrates Court which implied support for quiet Jewish prayer on the al-Aqsa Mosque last week. Since the beginning of 2021, the Israeli forces had arrested Sheikh Sabri several times and they prevented him from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in January. Meanwhile, in 2017, Israeli forces injured the Sheikh during protests that erupted against the placement of metal detectors at the entrances of Al-Aqsa. Sabri is considered the most famous Palestinian cleric who has always stood against the Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the Palestinians to protect it from storming by Israeli settlers. He had challenged all the Israeli attempts to silence the call to prayer in the mosques of occupied Jerusalem and faced the unprecedented decision to close Al-Aqsa courtyards in front of worshipers. Footage by / APAwire

Original caption as filed by the journalist, unedited.

More from this story

Find similar
Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike at Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron. 0.1 Duration:03:12
Palestinian students of medicine faculty from Hebron University participate in a festival to raise awareness for early breast cancer screening, in the West Bank city of Hebron. 0.1 Duration:05:45
Palestinian activist volunteers pick olives next to the Israeli outpost of Evitar, in solidarity with Palestinians whose land was confiscated by Israeli settlers, in the village of Beita, north of Nablus in the West Bank... Duration:02:36
Palestinians attend the art exhibition ​on 10th anniversary of Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal. 0.1 Duration:05:08
Zaki Dababish, Coordinator of the Prisoners' Committee for National and Islamic Forces, speaks during an interview on 10th anniversary of Wafa al-Ahrar swap deal. Duration:04:52
Palestinian man prepares a traditional sweets "Al-Halqum Al-Khalili" at a factory in the Old City in West Bank city of Hebron. 0.1 Duration:04:23
Palestinian students from al-Azhar University attend their graduation ceremony, in Gaza city. Duration:04:11
Volunteers help Palestinian farmers and families pick olives during the harvest season, in Gaza city. Duration:04:37
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks during a press confernce, in front of the Salmiya family house which was hit by Israeli strikes during the recent 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas on... Duration:00:34
Palestinians wait to legalize their documents at Civil Affairs office. 0.1 Duration:03:45
Palestinians take part in a protest against the United States and UNRWA signing a Framework for Cooperation in front of the headquarters United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). 0.1 Duration:03:12
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks during a press confernce, in front of the Salmiya family house which was hit by Israeli strikes during the recent 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas on... Duration:03:38
Israeli settlers participate in a march in the village of Hussan, near Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Duration:01:49
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtayeh is touring, in the West Bank city of Jenin. Footage by/ APAwire Duration:03:54
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtayeh chairs the weekly meeting of his government RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Jenin, 11 October 2021. Palestinian Prime Minis... Duration:05:58
Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike at Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron. 0.1 Duration:04:03
Palestinian vendors sell olives in the oldest olive market in the Gaza Strip. 0.1 Duration:06:47
Palestinians walk past the cars destroyed by accidents. Duration:00:59
View cart ()