The occupation’s decision to seize Gaza reveals its malicious intent to erase Palestine from existence and wipe it from the world map.

The decision is void, a desperate attempt to prolong the war, and an escape from failure to further failure.

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemns in the strongest terms the brutal occupation's decision to occupy the Gaza Strip and completely seize its lands. Al-Azhar affirms that this unjust decision is conclusive evidence that the occupation seeks to erase Palestine from existence, erase its landmarks from the world map, and swallow up what remains of its land by force of arms and terrorism.

Al-Azhar stresses that this unjust decision represents an indelible stain on the face of international institutions unable to confront this criminality. Al-Azhar demands an end to the occupation's policies, which are based on arrogance and violence, show contempt for peoples, flout all UN charters, laws, and resolutions, and insist on committing further massacres and violations against the Palestinian people, the owners of the land.

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif calls for the concerted efforts of all Arab, Islamic, and international actors, and for intensifying all forms of political, diplomatic, and legal pressure to halt this major historical tragedy and this unprecedented act of chaos in human history. It also calls for a firm stand against the occupier's attempts to drag the entire region toward chaos and collapse.