Two Turkish mosques in Hannover were vandalized overnight with graffiti featuring Israeli military-related inscriptions.
Unidentified individuals spray-painted IDF – an acronym for Israel's military – on the walls of mosques run by Turkish-Muslim organizations IGMG and DITIB, officials said Wednesday.
The incident occurred amid growing outrage among Germany's Muslim population over IDF’s brutal military campaign in Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians.
Ibrahim Kidik, chairman of the Ayasofya Mosque Association, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that community members were shocked when they discovered the graffiti in the morning.
"The perpetrators remain unknown, and we hope the police investigation will reveal whether this was a provocation or had some other motive," Kidik said. "We strongly condemn these incidents and demand that the case be resolved as quickly as possible."
