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Former Hamas leader calls for 'Jihad' across Arab world this Friday

Khaled Mashal, head of Hamas's diaspora affairs office made the call to arms from Qatar

October 11, 2023 21:12
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Newly elected Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal speaks at political conference on Palestine on April 4, 2013 in Cairo. Meshaal's reelection as head of the Islamist Hamas movement was officially confirmed on April 2, drawing a cautious welcome from the rival Fatah movement which rules the West Bank. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

ByJosh Kaplan

1 min read

The former leader of Hamas has issued calls for Muslims across the world to "take to the streets" in a global day of protest against Israel on Friday.

Khaled Mashal, who was the leader of Hamas for three years from 2014-2017 and is now based in Qatar, issued a statement to Reuters early today saying that this was a "moment of truth" for the Arab world.

He said: "[We must] head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday,

“To all scholars who teach jihad … to all who teach and learn, this is a moment for the application [of jihad],”

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