Al-Azhar Pleads Muslim Nations to Back Oppressed Palestinians
Al-Azhar has issued a statement urging Arab and Islamic nations to reconsider their dependence on Western European and American powers, which it characterizes as “arrogant”.
The statement comes as more than 700 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's al-Ahli Arabi Hospital on Tuesday night.
Al-Azhar told the Palestinians that they should be confident that the West, despite all its military power and destructive machinery, is weak when confronting them because the enemy is fighting on land that it does not own.
“The Islamic nation should harness the power, wealth, resources, and assets that Almighty God has bestowed upon it to firmly stand behind Palestine and its oppressed people, who are facing an enemy that has lost its conscience, empathy, and feeling, turning its back on humanity, ethics, and the teachings of the prophets and messengers,” Al-Azhar said, according to Ahram Online.
According to the latest reports, hundreds of victims hundreds of victims are trapped under the rubble of al-Ahli Arabi Hospital as the death toll is expected to rise.
Thousands of civilians were seeking medical treatment and shelter in the hospital from relentless Israeli airstrikes.
The attack is the deadliest Israeli airstrike since 2008, the Palestinian Civil Defense said.
“The massacre at al-Ahli Arabi Hospital is unprecedented in our history. While we’ve witnessed tragedies in past wars and days, but what took place tonight is tantamount to genocide,” spokesman Mahmoud Basal said.
The media office of Hamas described the attack as a "war crime."
"The hospital was housing hundreds of sick and wounded, and people forcibly displaced from their homes" because of other strikes, a statement said.
Source: Agencies
