The father of the Manchester synagogue attacker praised the October 7 Hamas terrorists as "Allah’s men on earth" on the day of the massacre.
Faraj Al-Shamie, whose son Jihad carried out the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue yesterday, said, "May God protect Palestine and its heroic people" after Hamas launched its deadly raid that killed over 1,200 people.
GB News can reveal that trauma surgeon Al-Shamie later described Israel as a "terrorist state" on his Facebook profile, where he has made regular posts on the civil war in Syria and the Israel-Hamas war.
Mr Al-Shamie said in his post on October 7 that the attack by the "Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades" had "proved beyond a shadow of a doubt" that Israel would "not remain".
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Posts by Mr Al-Shamie were made on the same account that he had used to share a statement in which he and the Al-Shamie family in Britain and abroad expressed "profound shock" after the synagogue terrorist attack.
On October 10, 2023, days after the devastating attack, Mr Al-Shamie appeared to describe the actions of Hamas as a "miracle on all levels," but also urged the terror group to release vulnerable hostages, including the elderly and children.
The Telegraph translated another post on October 10 that appeared to question why Hamas was not being supported by Arab nations.
According to the newspaper, he wrote: "Where is this so-called resistance with the Haifa rockets... May God’s curse be upon the hypocrites, the traitors pledged to a disgusting and filthy sectarian agenda – the moment of truth is inevitably coming."
Faraj Al-Shamie (pictured here working as a surgeon in Sudan) described Israel as a 'terrorist state' on Facebook
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Faraj Al-Shamie, whose son Jihad carried out the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue yesterday, hailed the Hamas terrorists
|In a Facebook post on Al-Shamie's account today, distancing the family from the attack, he described it as a heinous act.
"The news from Manchester regarding the terrorist attack targeting a Jewish synagogue has been a profound shock to us.
"The Al-Shamie family in the UK and abroad strongly condemns this heinous act, which targeted peaceful, innocent civilians.
"We fully distance ourselves from this attack and express our deep shock and sorrow over what has happened.
"Our hearts and thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we pray for their strength and comfort.
Mr Al-Shamie said in his post on October 7 that Israel would 'not remain'
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He went on to describe the actions of Hamas as a 'miracle on all levels'
|"We kindly request that all media outlets respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time and refrain from using this tragic event in any context that does not reflect the truth."
GB News has approached Mr Al-Shamie for comment.
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