Egypt’s Al-Azhar urged the international community to stop applying double standards to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to consider the history of the conflict, which is regarded the “longest occupation in modern history”. “This occupation is a disgrace to humanity and the international community only knows double standards when it is related to the Palestinian issue,” Al-Azhar said in a statement on Saturday, 7 October. The statement added that it extends its support to the Palestinian people, affirming that every occupation will disappear, whether sooner or later. Al-Azhar also offered its sincere condolences to the families of Palestinians who were killed or injured after Israeli airstrikes. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed at least 232 Palestinians and injured over 1,600, according to Gaza health officials. This was in response to an unprecedented attack by the militant group Hamas. Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, crossing the Gaza-Israel border and entering several southern Israeli towns while launching rockets from Gaza. The Israeli rescue service reported that over 250 Israelis were killed and over 1,400 were injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is at war, not simply engaged in an…
International Community Applies Double Standards to Palestine: Egypt’s Al-Azhar
October 9, 2023
