“Ramadan is the month of crossing [borders],” war is “not forbidden”
Tunisian journalist Murad Alalah: “The Americans and others have started to speak about Ramadan and the need for a ceasefire in Ramadan. They don’t know that Ramadan is the month of crossing [borders], the month of victories, and the month of October in which the Arabs made a number of near victories over the Zionist entity (i.e., Israel). Even from a religious perspective, the Battle of Badr (i.e., in 624 CE) took place in the month of Ramadan. Therefore, one who thinks to himself that he will embarrass the Palestinians and the Muslims by [claiming] that war is forbidden in Ramadan – this is another of the Zionist and American fairy tales that will not deceive the Palestinians.”
[Official PA TV, From Tunisia, March 13, 2024]
“A ceasefire in Ramadan” refers to a discussed ceasefire during the 2023 Gaza war.
“The month of October” is a reference to the Yom Kippur war launched by Arab armies in a surprise attack on Israel on October 6, 1973. Possibly also refers to Hamas’ terror attack and massacre on October 7, 2024.