Libya’s Grand Mufti Calls on Arab Fighter Pilots to Strike Israel
Tripoli (Quds News Network)- Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ghariani, has called on Arab and Muslim fighter pilots to launch airstrikes against the occupation state of Israel. He urged them to act immediately without waiting for permission from their governments and rulers, warning that inaction in the face of oppression leads to destruction.
“You have seen these massacres for months. What are you waiting for?” Al-Ghariani said. “Arab and Muslim armies, pilots flying MiGs and other aircraft—why do you hesitate? Do you wait for orders from the King of Jordan, the President of Egypt, or the leader of Saudi Arabia? Never! If you do not rise for your dignity, for your brothers, and for your faith, you will perish.”
Al-Ghariani condemned Arab leaders and their militaries for failing to intervene. “Even the sense of honor that once pushed people to defend the oppressed is gone,” he said. “If just three or four pilots launched operations on Israel, we would still achieve honor and dignity.”
His comments come as Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, now lasting over a year and a half. The siege and relentless bombings have killed over 164,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children. Mass starvation has spread, and entire neighborhoods have been wiped out. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Europe provide unlimited support for Israel.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has charged Israeli officials with war crimes. Human rights groups and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have classified Israel’s actions as genocide.
Despite global outrage, Israel continues its attacks with backing from the U.S. and Europe, leaving millions of Palestinians in an unlivable war zone.
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were shot and killed by Israeli settlers on Tuesday in the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank. A total of three Palestinians have been killed so far today by Israeli settlers across the occupied territories, including two children, amid a spike in settler violence against Palestinians.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has urged the EU to impose sanctions on Israel ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, joining seven EU countries, including France and Sweden, in the call. He also slammed the Israeli assault on Lebanon as “totally unacceptable.”
France and Sweden have co-signed a paper urging the European Union to ban imports from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, and to consider tariffs and tighter import restrictions on such goods.