Cairo: Al Azhar condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statements expressing strong attachment to the 'Greater Israel' vision. Al Azhar said that 'this Israeli occupation's illusions will not change the truth.'

According to State Information Service Egypt, Al Azhar condemned the irresponsible statements of occupation officials regarding the illusion of the so-called "Greater Israel." The Islamic Sunni institute added that these Israeli statements expose their extremist intentions to seize the region's wealth and swallow up what remains of Palestinian territories, in a blatant violation and disregard for the will and capabilities of the people.

Al Azhar affirmed that these political illusions will not change the truth. 'They are merely arrogance and an attempt to divert attention from its crimes, massacres, and genocide in Gaza, aiming to wipe Palestine off the world map,' the Al Azhar Sheikhdom said in the statement on Thursday.

It added that these Israeli policies have become disgraceful and exposed, and will not grant the occupation legitimacy over even one inch of Palestinian land. 'Palestine is a purely Arab and Islamic land, and it will remain resistant to obliteration and distortion of facts. Rights do not expire with time, and whatever is built on falsehood is false and destined to perish.'

Al Azhar stressed its categorical rejection of the extremist religious narratives that the occupation occasionally propagates to test the seriousness of the countries and peoples of the region in dealing with these illusions.

Al Azhar called on the Arab and Islamic nations to unite in confronting this arrogance that threatens the unity of nations and the stability of the entire region. It also called for strengthening the joint Arab and Islamic stance and intensifying political, diplomatic, and media efforts to expose the false narratives of the usurping occupier and confront its schemes.

Al Azhar affirmed that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and all other holy sites will not be an easy target, that truth will return to its people, and that falsehood will perish, no matter how long it takes.