Egypt forces Al-Azhar to delete statement on Israel-Gaza Genocide

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Published by: MIDDLE EAST EYE on 24 Jul 2025
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Egypt's presidency pressured Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's foremost Islamic institution, to withdraw a statement condemning Israel's "genocidal starvation" of Gaza, sources told Middle East Eye. The Cairo-based Al-Azhar said on Wednesday that it had deleted a strongly

worded call to action over the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, citing its potential impact on ceasefire negotiations.

In a statement, the institution said it "took the initiative to withdraw its statement with courage and responsibility before God when it realised that this statement could impact the ongoing negotiations regarding a humanitarian truce in Gaza to save innocent lives".

"Al-Azhar has prioritised the interests of preventing the daily bloodshed in Gaza, hoping that the negotiations will lead to an immediate halt to the bloodshed and provide the most basic necessities of life, of which the oppressed Palestinian people have been deprived," the statement said.

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