Jerusalem, Sept. 19 -- Israeli occupation forces arrested Sheikh Mohammad Sarandah, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, on September 19 shortly after he delivered the Friday prayer sermon.

Local sources told Wafa News Agency that Sarandah was taken to an interrogation centre in Jerusalem without explanation.

He was later released but banned from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for one week and ordered to appear again once the restriction ends, raising fears it could be extended, Shehab News Agency reported.

No immediate statement was available from Israeli authorities.

The arrest comes amid intensified Israeli measures against religious leaders in Jerusalem. Observers see the move as part of attempts to impose tighter control over the holy site....