Decisions in Jerusalem: Travel bans, expulsion from Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prison sentences for two youths
The Israeli occupation authorities handed down six-month travel bans, issued by the Israeli Prime Minister under the pretext of "security reasons," to three Jerusalemites, along with an order barring them from Al-Aqsa Mosque and prison sentences for two Jerusalemite youths.
The travel bans targeted Sheikh Dr. Ekrima Sabri, the head of the Supreme Islamic Council and the imam and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as released prisoner Yaqoub Abu Asab and his wife, Amani Abu Asab.
Sheikh Ekrima Sabri has been banned from traveling since April 2025 and is subjected to continuous harassment through repeated summonses and travel bans. He has also been barred from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque since August 2024. Furthermore, the occupation authorities are prosecuting him on charges of "incitement" for participating in condolences to the families of Palestinian martyrs in Jerusalem and Jenin, and for mourning the martyr Ismail Haniyeh.
In the same context, the occupation authorities continue to pursue the released prisoner Yaqoub Abu Asab through repeated arrests and summonses, raids on his home, and the imposition of multiple arbitrary decisions, most notably preventing him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque and from traveling. He was also subjected to house arrest at his residence in the Al-Sowaneh neighborhood in recent years and was prevented from entering the West Bank, in addition to the seizure of his money and repeated raids on his home.
Abu Asab has been banned from traveling for nearly five years.
The travel bans were issued under the 1948 Emergency Regulations, citing "security reasons," as stated in Article 6 of the order extending the regulations concerning emergency situations (leaving the country), signed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Al-Aqsa Ban
In a related development, the occupation authorities served Dr. Jamal Amro, a Jerusalem affairs expert, with a decision banning him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque until the beginning of July. Notably, he was initially served with a one-week ban on the first day of this year, and the order was renewed today for six months.
Verdict
On another note, Siraj Abu Arafeh, a lawyer with the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Jerusalem, explained that the Magistrate's Court sentenced the two boys, Adam Ghaith and Murad Abu Rayaleh, from the village of Issawiya.
Abu Arafa explained that the court sentenced the boy Adam Ghaith to 9 months of actual imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 shekels, and the boy Abu Rayaleh to 5 months of actual imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 shekels, on charges of throwing stones during confrontations in Issawiya.
