Israeli aggression damaged 25 mosques, says Hamas

A Palestinian man inspects a mosque damaged in an Israeli air strike in Beit Hanoun Gaza – Mohamed Habib Over 25 mosques have been damaged by Israeli airstrikes, the Hamas Minister of Religious Affairs announced on Monday. \"The occupation in their aggression did not only commit crimes against civilians, as happened to Salah, al-Dalu, and Azzam families [civilian families targeted in their houses ], but targeted mosques, cemeteries and houses of worship,\" Ismail Radwan said in a news conference outside al-Abbas mosque.
\"The enemy directly targeted Sheikh Shaban cemetery, the emergency cemetery, in addition to Mahatta, Tal Zatar, and Bani Suheil cemeteries which led to scattering the bodies of the dead and martyrs,\" the minister added.
\"They also targeted and destroyed completely the Ribat mosque in Gaza city and al-Rahman mosque in the central Gaza Strip.\"
Radwan called on Islamic scholars and imams in Palestine and around the world to pray for the injured and Palestinian fighters.
He called on the Grand Imam of Egypt\'s al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb, and all his counterparts to visit the Gaza Strip and stand by the Palestinian people.
The minister also urged the international community and human rights organisations to put Israeli leaders on trial for war crimes and called on the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to fulfil their duties and support Palestinians in preserving their holy places.