Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Muslim learning, condemned the ongoing Israeli offensive in the West Bank, calling it an attempt to “completely” eliminate Palestine and “Judaize” all of its occupied territories, Anadolu reports.


In a statement, Al-Azhar warned of an “Israeli plan being executed in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank, aimed at seizing ownership, Judaizing its landmarks, killing its Palestinian residents, and committing a new genocide, amidst unprecedented international collusion and UN inaction.”


“We strongly condemn the Israeli aggression on West Bank cities, the destruction of a wide range of roads, facilities, and homes, the spilling of the blood of dozens, and the injury and arrest of hundreds,” the statement said.


It also highlighted the dangers of this aggression on regional security and stability, calling on the international community and all active parties to “take responsibility for the horrendous and painful massacres committed by the Israeli killing machine against the people of Gaza, and what it is about to commit in the West Bank.”