He explained that the occupation is using current events as a pretext to justify closing Al-Aqsa Mosque and preventing worshippers from accessing it, noting that this policy represents a disregard for the sanctity of the mosque and a clear challenge to Muslims around the world.
Sabry pointed out that this approach is not new, as the occupation has long exploited every event or tension to tighten its grip on the mosque. However, the current closure is the "harshest and most severe" since the 2017 uprising at Bab al-Asbat. He considered the decision to represent the utmost in its continued restriction of freedom of worship in the first of the two qiblas.
Sheikh Sabri affirmed the religious fatwa stating that anyone who seeks to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque will be rewarded for their intention and effort, even if they are denied entry.
He also called on Arab and Islamic countries to shoulder their responsibilities and stand up against Israeli policies aimed at imposing a new reality on Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing that Al-Aqsa is "the exclusive right of Muslims, by divine decree that no one can dispute."
