Al-Quds Al-Arabi
Mosques throughout Egypt criticized Hamas over the killing of the Egyptian soldier during the Friday prayers on 8 January. London-based newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported that most of the 140,000 mosques operating under the auspices of Egypt's Ministry of Awqaf took part in the criticism. Egyptian government officials and media columnists also launched a scathing attack on Hamas.