Israel’s official Arabic Twitter account on Tuesday mocked Muslims bysharing pictures of the Gaza bombing with verses of Surah Al-Fil (TheChapter of The Elephants) to justify the brutal action against thecivilians in Palestine.

The tweet featured Surah Al-Fil from the holy Quran, which refers to God’spunishment inflicted on the People of the Elephant, who tried to destroythe Holy Kaaba centuries ago.

Replying to its own Tweet, @IsraelArabic says, “This is a reminder of God’sability to support those who are righteous over falsehood, especially sinceHamas is the arm of Iran that seeks to ignite the region. The IDF targetsHamas terrorist targets in Gaza.”

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In Surah Al-Fil, the army of the elephant refers to Abyssinian invaders whoattempted to destroy the Kaaba with a squad of between 9 or 13 elephants.In response, God sent birds carrying clay-baked stones to repel the assault.

The Israeli tweet has drawn enormous backlash from around the world, withpeople denouncing the Israelis for mocking the holy Quran and taunting theworld’s 1.8 billion Muslims.

“This is a sacrilegious mockery of the Quran, and of human life,” a Muslimcleric Dr Yasir Qadhi was quoted by Middle East Monitor as saying.