Egypt’s Al-Azhar Denounces ‘Zionist Terrorism’ in West Bank
In a statement on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Al-Azhar described the attack as “Zionist terrorism targeting people, holy sites, and land,” a blatant violation of all international laws and conventions, and a flagrant disregard for the sanctity of places of worship.
Burning mosques and attacking places of worship reveal the extent of the criminality of the occupying forces against the Palestinian people and their holy sites, it said.
This is no less heinous than the daily massacres committed against unarmed civilians — women, children, and the elderly — in the Gaza Strip, it added.
Al-Azhar warned of the dangers of allowing such terrorism to continue without firm accountability, calling on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and to take serious action to protect the Palestinian people and their holy sites.
A group of Israeli settlers, operating under the protection of Israeli regime forces, set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank during the fasting month of Ramadan, amid a surge in violence against Palestinians.
The arson attack targeted a mosque in the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, in the early hours of Monday.
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Flames engulfed the mosque’s gates and outer walls before local residents managed to contain the fire and prevent it from reaching the interior.
Footage circulating online shows the walls and entryway of the mosque blackened with soot. Racist graffiti was also scrawled across its exterior, including the words “revenge” and “price tag.”
The Islamic Waqf, which oversees the mosque compound, confirmed that settlers attempted to burn the mosque down.
Naaman Ramadan, head of the Tell village council, said the area has been subjected to repeated settler attacks in recent years.
The Palestinian ministry of Awaqf and religious affairs strongly condemned the assault, noting that settler gangs targeted 45 mosques in 2025 alone, a pattern it said underscores the systematic assault on Palestinian places of worship.
Source: sis.gov.eg
