Bahrain’s top Shiite religious authority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, praised the Palestinian operation of the Hamas resistance movement against Israel.
In a statement released on Monday, a senior cleric said Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was a “humiliation, disgrace and scandal” for the Israeli regime.
“The Al-Aqsa floods took courage, intense courage, great risk of sacrifice, careful planning and [and] Rich in Faith,” the statement reads.
Sheikh Qasim said the message of the operation “must be received by our glorious people” [Ummah] As proof that “nothing stands between a nation and a resounding victory except a united stance to restore Palestine.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, the cleric criticized certain Islamic countries for normalizing relations with Israel. He also condemned Manama’s decision to establish official diplomatic relations with Israel in 2020.
“There is no longer any room for weakness, no room for respecting normalization or being civil to those who seek normalization,” the Shiite cleric said. “Today, the people’s confidence in victory has increased, their determination to defeat the enemy has strengthened, and national unity on this path must be achieved.”
More than two days after Hamas resistance fighters crossed the fence from Gaza and took control of a number of Israeli bases, Israel is under siege as Israeli forces struggle to clear out Hamas resistance fighters. has stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government was “at war.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the cabinet voted to formally place Israel in a state of war, allowing Israel to carry out “significant military operations.”
The decision, announced on Sunday, formally authorizes “the imposition of significant military measures,” the statement said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult” war ahead.
The Israeli military said dozens of warplanes were conducting “heavy” airstrikes against Gaza.
US unconditional military support to Israel
Meanwhile, Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin said he had ordered the Ford Carrier Strike Group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to prepare to assist Israel.
Israeli warplanes bomb a densely populated area of Jabalia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health said the death toll from the attack had reached 560 and more than 2,900 were injured.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had dropped about 2,000 rounds of ammunition in the Gaza Strip in 20 hours.
The military said more than 700 Israelis had been killed since the operation began on Saturday, but Yediot Aronot He said the death toll was estimated at 1,000.
Hamas said the unprecedented operation was carried out in response to Israeli crimes against Palestinians in the occupied territories, the 16-year blockade of Gaza, and the regime’s violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
