Israeli forces have banned the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron for a fifth consecutive day, in the latest escalation against Palestinian presence at the site.
The Israeli army has also issued orders barring the mosque's director, Sheikh Mutaz Abu Sneineh, and the head of its custodians, Hammam Abu Murkhiya, from entering the site for 12 days.
The call to prayer, known in Arabic as the adhan, has been prohibited since Sunday, a Palestinian source told Middle East Eye.
Israeli authorities have cited maintenance work as the reason, after beginning preparations to install a roof over the mosque's central courtyard.
"There are prayers, but there is no call to prayer," the Palestinian source said.
