Israeli soldiers vandalise mosques in Rafah

In a glaring act of Islamophobia, a US soldier serving in Israel to assist the IDF's military onslaught in the Gaza Strip, shared an anti-Islamic post on social media featuring a vandalised mosque in Rafah.

The soldier, identified as Yael Sendler, proudly posted offensive images of the damaged mosque, sparking outrage on social media platforms.

The post was deleted following widespread condemnation and calls from The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for the Biden administration to investigate the incident.

Pro-Palestinian supporters have demanded the withdrawal of US military aid to Israel over the genocide of innocent civilians in Gaza.

"More than 23,000 American citizens currently serve in the Israeli military," stated CAIR.

The images depicted anti-Islamic graffiti, including insults directed at the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

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An American soldier serving in the Israeli occupation army has posted photos from inside the mosque of the Rafah border crossing, on Gaza's border with Egypt, showing obscene insults against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) written by Israeli soldiers. pic.twitter.com/OVL3J7wLSc

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 12, 2024

More videos surfaced on social media showing another mosque in Rafah being repurposed into a restaurant by the occupation army. Footage showed soldiers cooking and enjoying themselves inside the mosque, which was surrounded by IDF tanks.

The Israeli military continues to attack humanitarian zones in Rafah while claiming to target Hamas and slaughtering thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

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Israeli occupation soldiers vandalized a mosque at the Rafah border crossing and turned it into a base for them for cooking and entertaining, flagrantly violating the sanctity of the mosque. pic.twitter.com/EOMYcFpLuC

— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) June 13, 2024

Recently, the UN exposed Israel's crimes against humanity during the Gaza genocide, accusing the IDF of deliberately obstructing aid to Gaza, where 8,000 children are being treated for acute malnutrition.

Despite a ceasefire mediated by the US, Israel launched airstrikes on Nuseirat refugee camps and other areas of central and southern Gaza, targeting Palestinians.