‘Al-Aqsa desecrated’ – Sheikh Sabri denounces Jewish settlers’ storming of Mosque
Sheikh Akram Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 16 April 2025:
The former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri has reportedly warned that the Al-Aqsa Mosque has become a desecrated site at the disposal of extremist Jewish settlers who are “waging violence and provoking Muslims.”
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Sheikh Sabri confirmed that Israeli security forces are tightening the siege on the external gates of the mosque, preventing Muslims from entering and allowing hundreds of settlers to storm and desecrate the sacred space.
He said that the city of Jerusalem has turned into a military barracks, Al Jazeera noted. More than 3,000 illegal Israeli Jewish settlers have stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in three days, the report said.
Crossing Red Lines
Sheikh Sabri said the extreme right was crossing red lines by performing their own religious rituals, to give the world the illusion that Al-Aqsa is under their control, the report added.
“This day is considered a critical and sad day for Muslims, because Al-Aqsa Mosque is being desecrated… and is now at the disposal of extremist Jews who are waging violence and provoking Muslims,” he is reported as saying