Sheikh Ali Abu Sheikha was issued an Israeli order at 1 a.m. on Tuesday banning him from al-Quds until 12 November.

Abu Sheikha, an adviser to the Islamic Movement for al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Affair, said he received the order along with a map of 'Jerusalem' (al-Quds) detailing the areas he was forbidden to enter. He added that the order was signed by head of the Israeli army’s Home Front Command Major General Yair Golan.

The decision extends an order issued by Israeli authorities on 12 May which banned Abu Sheikha from entering the Al Aqsa mosque.

“We consider these decisions to be invalid and we do not recognize them. We have the full right to pray in Al-Aqsa when we want, and to enter al-Quds when we want without asking permissions from the Israeli occupation,” the sheikh said.

He added that there are a number of decisions to keep Muslim leaders like Hatem Abdul Qader, Sheikh Raed Salah, and Sheikh Ekrema Sabri away from the Al-Aqsa compound, which he said suggested an Israeli plan to raid the mosque during the religious holidays.