Yemeni Scholars Call for Action after Israelis’ Desecration of Quran, Mosques in Gaza
The Yemeni Scholars Association strongly denounced the recent actions of Zionists, including the burning of copies of the Holy Quran and the desecration of mosques in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the Association also expressed support for Hezbollah's initial response to these provocations and praised the Yemeni armed forces' maritime operations.
The Association criticized the apparent apathy and negligence of some Arab and Muslim governments, peoples, and scholars towards the ongoing atrocities in Palestine, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, and daily massacres.
It highlighted the Zionist entity's role in these crimes and the support it receives from the United States and other Western countries.
The Association acknowledged the efforts of those who stand with Gaza, including Hezbollah and the Yemeni armed forces, and called on all peoples, governments, and scholars to overcome their negligence and actively fulfill their responsibilities in confronting these injustices.
Footage released last Friday showed soldiers burning copies of the Holy Quran in a mosque in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Qatari news channel Al Jazeera said it obtained the footage from video taken by Israeli soldiers and drones that were found in Gaza.
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The footage showed Israeli soldiers breaking into the Bani Saleh Mosque in the northern Gaza Strip and then tearing up and burning copies of the Quran inside the mosque.
In more footage, the Israeli army is shown destroying the Grand Mosque in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, one of the oldest mosques in Gaza, built 96 years ago.
Destroying or desecrating a Quran is a grave offense under Islam and an insult to the faith of some 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide.
In the course of the Israeli regime's 10-month offensive on Gaza, hundreds of mosques, including the Great Omari Mosque, established on a site in Gaza City some 1,400 years old, have been partially or completely destroyed.
According to the Gaza-based Government Media Office, the Israeli army has completely destroyed 609 mosques, partially damaged 211, and also destroyed three churches across Gaza since October 7, the start of the war on Gaza
Since Israel began its campaign against Gaza 10 months ago, dozens of countries and international humanitarian groups have decried the bombing of hospitals, civilian housing, and houses of worship – all places off limits to attacks under the rules of war.
More than 40,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the Israeli attacks.
Source: Saba.ye
