RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 21 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabian Wahhabi Sheik Abdullah bin Jabreen has declared it illegal for Muslims to join, support, or pray for militant group Hezbollah.
Jabreen declared a fatwa against the group for its actions against Israel, revealing a divide among Sunni Muslims over the issue of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the New York Sun reported Friday.
The Wahhabi sects have largely come out against Hezbollah's actions in the region but some Sunni fundamentalist groups, including the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, have pledged support for the Shiite militant group. The brotherhood was planning a rally Friday to support the militants at Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque.
Sheik Hamid al-Ali, in Kuwait, issued a statement July 13, the day after two Israeli soldiers were abducted by Hezbollah, condemning the organization's actions and describing the conflict as a result of Iran's imperialistic ambitions in Israel.
The governments of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have also condemned the actions of Hezbollah.
