Gaza: Former Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Yusuf Abu Salamah, has been martyred in an Israeli military airstrike.
According to international media reports, Israeli warplanes targeted the residence of Sheikh Yusuf in the Al-Maghazi Camp, resulting in the martyrdom of the former Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Meanwhile, members of his family sustained injuries.
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, and other ministers expressed their condolences for the former Imam of Masjid Al-Aqsa, Sheikh Yusuf, stating that his name is among the thousands of righteous martyrs of our people who were martyred in the Israeli crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide. They prayed to Allah to accept the sacrifices of all martyrs, including Sheikh Yusuf.
It should be noted that the 68-year-old Sheikh Yusuf was also the Minister of Religious Affairs in Palestine from 2005 to 2006.
It is noteworthy that the Central Bureau of Statistics in Palestine has confirmed that the Palestinian death toll in 2023 is the highest since 1948, with a total of 22,404 martyrs. From October 7 onwards, 22,141 martyrs have been included, of which 98% were in the Gaza Strip. This includes approximately 9,000 children and 6,500 women.
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