{"id":88825,"date":"2025-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/09\/20\/the-union-blesses-and-supports-the-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-aid-gaza-and-break-the-siege-statement\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:00:00","slug":"the-union-blesses-and-supports-the-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-aid-gaza-and-break-the-siege-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/09\/20\/the-union-blesses-and-supports-the-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-aid-gaza-and-break-the-siege-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Union Blesses and Supports the \u201cFleet of Steadfastness\u201d to Aid Gaza and Break the Siege (Statement)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">The Union Blesses and Supports<br \/>\nthe \u201cFleet of Steadfastness\u201d to Aid Gaza and Break the Siege (Statement)<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The International Union of Muslim Scholars<br \/>\nappreciates and endorses the international humanitarian initiative, the \u201cFleet<br \/>\nof Steadfastness,\u201d which comprises dozens of ships departing from European and<br \/>\nMaghreb ports<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Delegations from 44 countries are<br \/>\nparticipating in this initiative, including parliamentarians, activists, and<br \/>\nmedical professionals, using civilian vessels bound for the Gaza Strip to break<br \/>\nthe suffocating siege imposed by the Israeli occupation on innocent civilians<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">This initiative constitutes a global message<br \/>\nof solidarity with the steadfast people of Gaza, delivering essential<br \/>\nhumanitarian aid that helps alleviate their daily suffering and addresses<br \/>\nshortages of food, medicine, and basic services under the siege<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The Union calls upon the international<br \/>\ncommunity to fulfill its humanitarian responsibilities, provide international<br \/>\nprotection to the participating delegations, and ensure the safe delivery of<br \/>\naid without threat or assault from the Israeli occupation<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">It also urges the Muslim communities and<br \/>\nfreedom-loving people worldwide to stand united with Gaza and support this<br \/>\ninitiative by all available means, making it a global voice for justice and<br \/>\nhumanity<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The \u201cFleet of Steadfastness\u201d is not merely a<br \/>\nconvoy of aid; it symbolizes the will of free peoples to uphold justice, defend<br \/>\nhuman dignity, and earnestly call for lifting the siege on the people of Gaza<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Doha: 28 Rabi\u2019 al-Awwal 1447 AH<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Corresponding to: September 20, 2025 CE<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Dr. Ali Muhammad Al-Sallabi<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Qaradaghi<\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Secretary-General<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><span 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