Synagogue attacker’s father called Hamas 'God’s men on earth' during 7 October

The father of the Manchester synagogue terrorist allegedly praised the 7 October attack on Israel , writing “may Allah give you victory” in reference to Hamas .

Faraj al-Shamie posted a series of Facebook comments appearing to praise the terrorists for the attack on Israel and referred to the proscribed group as “men of God on earth”.

Two men died after Jihad al-Shamie , 35, rammed a car into the front of the grounds of a Manchester synagogue and attacked worshippers . He was shot dead by police. New Feature

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His father, of Syrian descent, who describes himself on LinkedIn as a “trauma and war surgeon”, issued a family statement on his Facebook page, distancing them from his son and saying they wished to “express our deep shoc