Egypt’s Islamic Religious Institutes Condemn Israeli Government’s Decision to Halt Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments, and Dar Al-Iftaa (Islamic Fatwas) have condemned the Israeli government’s decision to block humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip and to close the crossings used for relief efforts.

In a statement, Al-Azhar, Egypt’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, denounced the decision by the Zionist occupation forces to halt the entry of humanitarian and relief aid convoys into Gaza.

Al-Azhar stated that the Israeli authorities, by depriving…