Hamas military wing calls on Hajj pilgrims to pray for Gaza

Tehran, Qodsna - According to the Palestinian Sama news agency, Al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesman Abu Ubaida emphasized in a message to the pilgrims of the Hajj pilgrimage: We ask the pilgrims of the Masjid al-Haram to make special prayers for their brothers in Gaza and Palestine, and to remember Gaza and its patient and steadfast people during the pilgrimage rituals in these great and blessed moments.

The spokesman also emphasized: While the pilgrims of God’s house are busy performing the Hajj rituals, we, on behalf of the great Muslim Ummah, are busy performing the duty of jihad against the enemies of God.

Abu Ubaida went on to say: Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was organized to pave the ground for defending the third holiest site for Muslims, and that the pilgrimage rituals provide an opportunity to remind two billion Muslims of the reality of our war against the Zionist enemy; an enemy that desecrates the sanctuary of the Prophet of Islam and is constantly spreading corruption and promoting Judaization of Palestine.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his message to the Hajj pilgrims stressed on Saturday that this year's disavowal of polytheists must expand beyond the time and place of Hajj to all Muslim countries and cities worldwide.