Gaza hosts fourth conference for scholars of Egypt and Palestine

Palestinian and Egyptian religious figures called for necessarily supporting the occupied city of Qods and the Aqsa Mosque and raising the awareness of the Muslim nation about the Judaization dangers threatening the city.

This came during several speeches delivered in the fourth conference for the scholars of Egypt and Palestine that was held on Friday in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian minister of religious affairs Ismail Radwan said this conference “underscores the deep relationship between Egypt and Palestine and contributes to breaking the blockade imposed on Gaza.”

“We have come together to support Jerusalem, which is exposed to Judaization, plots, repeated threats to demolish the Dome of the Rock and build the alleged temple of Solomon, and the continual break-ins at the Aqsa Mosque by the settlers and the occupation forces,” Radwan stated in his speech.

“The occupation still prevents the people of the West Bank and Jerusalem from praying at the Aqsa Mosque, knocks down the homes of the Jerusalemites and withdraws their IDs,” he noted.

He warned that the ongoing Israeli excavations in Jerusalem and near the Aqsa Mosque entail urgent support from the Arab and Muslim nations.

For his part, Salah Sultan, the secretary-general of the higher council for Islamic affairs in Egypt, hailed in his speech the Gaza people and their resistance for the legendary steadfastness and courage they had showed during the Israeli wars.

Sultan stressed the importance for the Muslim nation to be united in support of the Palestinian cause.

He also said that the Egyptian delegation of scholars would organize after its return from Gaza a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners and would continue their support for Palestine until its liberation.

Egyptian deputy minister of religious affairs Jamal Abdel-Sattar stated, in turn, that the Palestinian determination to challenge the occupation and resist it makes the Muslim nation anxiously anticipate the day of victory.

Earlier on Thursday, minister Ismail Radwan met with the Egyptian delegation of scholars led by Salah Sultan, head of the higher council for Islamic affairs in Egypt.

Radwan stated that the visit of the Egyptian scholars to Gaza sent a message to the Israeli occupation that Jerusalem is not alone.

“Your visit confirms that we share the same goal and role for the liberation of Palestine,” Radwan highlighted.

Sultan, in turn, stated during the meeting that the armed resistance is the optimal way to rout the occupation.

He stressed that Egypt’s scholars and intellectuals would keep backing the armed resistance against the occupation until Palestine is cleansed from the “Sons of Zion” and its land and prisoners are liberated.