World Courant
ANKARA
Footage launched on Friday confirmed Israeli troopers burning copies of the Holy Quran in a mosque within the besieged Gaza Strip.
Qatari information channel Al Jazeera mentioned it obtained the footage from video taken by Israeli troopers and drones that had been present in Gaza.
The footage confirmed Israeli troopers breaking into the Bani Saleh Mosque within the northern Gaza Strip after which tearing up and burning copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy guide, contained in the mosque.
In additional footage, the Israeli military is proven destroying the Grand Mosque in Khan Younis, within the southern Gaza Strip, one of many oldest mosques in Gaza, constructed 96 years in the past.
The Israeli military has but to touch upon the footage.
Destroying or desecrating a Quran is a grave offense beneath Islam and an insult to the religion of some 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide.
In the midst of the Israeli military’s 10-month offensive on Gaza, a whole lot of mosques, together with the Nice Omari Mosque, established on a website in Gaza Metropolis some 1,400 years outdated, have been partially or fully destroyed.
In keeping with the Gaza-based Authorities Media Workplace, the Israeli military has fully destroyed 609 mosques, partially broken 211, and likewise destroyed three church buildings throughout Gaza since final Oct. 7, the beginning of the battle.
Since Israel started its marketing campaign in opposition to Gaza 10 months in the past, dozens of nations and worldwide humanitarian teams have decried the bombing of hospitals, civilian housing, and homes of worship – all locations off limits to assaults beneath the principles of battle.
Israel has continued its offensive on Gaza following a Hamas assault final Oct. 7 regardless of a UN Safety Council decision calling for a direct cease-fire.
The onslaught has resulted in over 40,200 Palestinian deaths, principally girls and youngsters, and over 93,000 accidents, based on native well being authorities.
The continued blockade of Gaza has led to extreme shortages of meals, clear water, and drugs, leaving a lot of the area in ruins.
Israel faces accusations of genocide on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, which has ordered a halt to army operations within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the place over a million Palestinians had sought refuge earlier than the world was invaded on Could 6.
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