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The father of the knife-wielding terrorist behind a deadly UK synagogue attack allegedly praised the deadly Oct. 7 slaughter as a “miracle” — and called Hamas murderers “God’s men on earth.”
Jihad Al Shamie’s surgeon dad, Faraj Al Shamie, posted a slew of posts on Facebook in support of the deadly 2023 attacks on the Jewish state, the Telegraph revealed — including one in which he described the atrocities as a “miracle by all standards.”
The posts emerged just hours after the dad fired off a statement distancing himself from the carnage his son — whom he had named Jihad — inflicted Thursday as the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester celebrated Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
In one post penned the day of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Al Shamie’s father said the Hamas terrorists who carried out the onslaught “prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Israel will not remain.”
“Men like these prove they are God’s men on earth, and regardless of who leads them, this is the true compass for men confident of their victory even if their means are limited,” he wrote, according to translations shared by the Telegraph.
“May God protect Palestine and its heroic people. God bless you and may He bless you with true men from the lineage of true men.”
Days later, he questioned why Hamas wasn’t receiving support from others, writing: “Our brothers in Palestine are publicly asking for help from anyone who still has a part of honor or humanity, but with God’s permission they will be victorious oh you who sold your religion.”
In a follow-up post, Al Shamie’s father described the attack on Israel as the “resounding fall of a great traitor.”
The posts surfaced soon after the Al Shamie family issued a statement saying they “strongly condemn this heinous act” after the 35-year-old British citizen born in Syria plowed his car into pedestrians and went on a stabbing frenzy.
“The Al-Shami family in the UK and abroad strongly condemns this heinous act, which targeted peaceful, innocent civilians,” the statement read.
“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.”
“May God have mercy on the innocent victims, and we pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” the family added.
Jihad Al Shamie — whose first name is the term used to describe radical Islamists — was shot dead by cops as he tried to storm the synagogue as worshippers were inside.
Police said they are still probing his motive.
Manchester residents Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed in the attack.
One of the victims was struck by a police bullet as officers rushed to take down the suspect, authorities said.
At least one of the three hospitalized victims also appeared to have been shot by police.
“It is believed that both victims were close together behind the synagogue door, as worshippers acted bravely to prevent the attacker from gaining entry,” Greater Manchester Police chief Stephen Watson said.
