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Gaza Imam Ahmad Okasha: Jihad in Palestine the most obvious jihad on earth

He quoted a “hadith” about the Muslims killing the Jews before Judgement Day, and said that there could be no doubt about Jihad when Muslim are fighting Jews who have occupied their land.

Gaza Imam Ahmad Okasha said that the jihad in Palestine is the most obvious jihad on the face of the Earth. He quoted a "hadith" about the Muslims killing the Jews before Judgement Day, and said that there could be no doubt about jihad when Muslim are fighting Jews who have occupied their land. Okasha's statements aired on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza) on Nov. 5, 2018. (MEMRI)
Gaza Imam Ahmad Okasha said that the jihad in Palestine is the most obvious jihad on the face of the Earth. He quoted a “hadith” about the Muslims killing the Jews before Judgement Day, and said that there could be no doubt about jihad when Muslim are fighting Jews who have occupied their land. Okasha’s statements aired on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza) on Nov. 5, 2018. (MEMRI)
(Nov. 25, 2018 / MEMRI)

Gaza Imam Ahmad Okasha said that the jihad in Palestine is the most obvious jihad on the face of the Earth.

He quoted a hadith about the Muslims killing the Jews before Judgement Day, and said that there could be no doubt about Jihad when Muslim are fighting Jews who have occupied their land.

Okasha’s statements aired on Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas-Gaza) on Nov. 5, 2018.

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