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The statement below was issued by Al-Qaeda's central leadership in Arabic (scroll down). The English version was produced for AlertsUSA by a contract translator.

Statements regarding actions in Egypt and Mohamed Salah refer to the assassination of a dual Israeli-Canadian citizen in Alexandria earlier this month.

Praise be to Allah, praise that equals His blessings and matches His abundance. Peace and blessings be upon the smiling warrior, the leader of the heroes, and upon his family, companions, and their followers who sacrificed themselves, those who assassinated kings on their beds and horses. To proceed:

We are delighted, as is every Muslim, by these retaliatory attacks and martyrdom operations carried out by the youth of the Islamic Ummah, especially the heroes of the retaliatory actions in the land of Egypt. May Allah reward them. We urge the youth of our Ummah to follow this blessed path, and we say to our zealous youth: If the sons of the Nile "the Egyptians" have preceded you by they began, then surpass them in the number of operations and the strength of the strikes. You must spread terror into the hearts of the Zionists as retribution for the blood of our oppressed people and killing children and women in glorious Gaza. Know, heroic men, that through your bold and efficient operations, you deliver a harsh blow to the traitorous rulers and armies of the Muslim lands, rejecting their shameful behavior with the Jews. Your successful operations also serve as a source of heroic inspiration for the sincerity toward your nation. The fire that has and will burn the Zionist-Crusaders soon began with a spark ignited by youth who sought the paths of glory and knew no religion but Islam. Praise be to the faithful youth, who embody the poet's words:

Youth who are not broken by the nights ... and do not surrender the den to the enemy.

When they witness the battle, they are … as mighty as fortresses and strongholds.

Thus, Islam made my people ... sincere, free, and faithful.

and taught them how to build dignity ... so he refuses to be bound or degraded.

O Muslim youth everywhere, The Zionists roam and revel in the lands of the Muslims with complete ease, and the time has come to fight them to relieve the nation from their filth. Know that the Zionists in the USA, and the West in general, are like the Israeli Zionists; fighting them is equally obligatory in the pursuit of justice and faith in these times. Be assured that the actions of these heroes who fought the Zionists in Jerusalem, Egypt, and other Muslim lands are evidence for every Muslim who claims incapacity or weakness due to cowardice, laziness, and attachment to life. Let the actions of these heroes be the example and standard, as this is the religious and legal duty prescribed by Islamic law of fighting those who fight you: "So fight in the cause of Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself" (An-Nisa - 84).

While we support the assassination of the infidel Zionists because of their crimes against innocent people, we also appreciate and value the movements of Western protesters, especially university students, who have expressed their opposition to the genocide occurring in proud Gaza. However, we emphasize repeatedly to the youth of our Islamic Ummah from ocean to ocean, including the Muslim youth in the West, that your divine legal duty is not like that of the Western youth. The non-Muslim Westerners have spared you the efforts of demonstrations, strikes, and sit-ins. Your definite religious duty is jihad and fighting, following the example of the vanguard of liberation and the group of Mohamed Salah, "may Allah direct their strikes to the Zionists." Let the sons of Islam be encouraged to form groups proficient in disciplining Jews, Americans, and their allies in revenge for what is happening in Gaza. Let them be inspired by the youth of Egypt in their spirit of sacrifice and revenge. Let them target every despicable Zionist by the command of their Lord. After what the Zionists have done in terms of destruction and bombing in steadfast Gaza, it is right for the Muslim nation to treat them in kind, according to the words of Allah: "The sacred month for the sacred month, prohibitions are (subject to) retaliation. If anyone aggresses against you, so aggress against him with the likeness of that which he has aggressed against you. Fear Allah and know that Allah is with the cautious people." (Al-Baqarah - 194). We ask Allah to grant us success in shooting and bless our efforts. He alone can do that, and all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

Dhul-Qi'dah 1445 AH

May 2024 AD