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Israeli occupation authorities issued a one-week ban on Friday preventing Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Earlier on Friday, local sources said that Israeli forces detained Sheikh Hussein after he concluded the Friday sermon and prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Following his detention, Israeli authorities handed Sheikh Hussein an order barring him from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for one week.