By IINA,
Jeddah : An emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) condemned the ongoing barbaric Israeli assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza. The Expanded Executive Committee of OIC at the Foreign Ministerial level, held at the OIC headquarters here yesterday urged the UN Security Council to intervene urgently to end the barbaric Israeli aggression. In a final communiqué adopted at the end of the meeting, the ministers also called for the deployment of an international monitoring mission under the UN umbrella to de-escalate the conflict and stabilize the situation.
The foreign ministers expressed disappointment at the silence of the international community and the inaction of the United Nations concerning the ongoing massacre in Gaza. The ministers and representatives of the organization’s 57-member states paid tribute to the resilience of the Palestinian people in the face of an unjust and uneven war and voiced complete support for their right to self-determination and an independent state. They described the Israeli attack as a blatant violation of international law. “Israel is committing crimes against humanity and (we) should aim to bring them to international justice,” the ministers said in their final communiqué. The ministers demanded that the UN Security Council fulfill its responsibility in maintaining international peace and security. “There should be an immediate and unconditional cease-fire,” said the communiqué.
The ministers requested the group of OIC ambassadors in Geneva to finalize its efforts to convene an emergency session of the Human Rights Council on the violation of human rights caused by the Israeli war on Palestinians. The foreign ministers called on the Palestinian factions to shun their differences. “End the state of division and immediately resume national dialogue to ensure unity in your ranks,” said the ministers addressing Fatah and Hamas leaders jointly. They underlined the need for extending support to the Palestinian National Authority and its legitimate institutions and to assist it in rebuilding what was destroyed by the occupation forces. In what has been described as a significant step, the ministers adopted the idea of convening a donors’ conference with a view to rebuilding Gaza.
The ministers decided to undertake the necessary efforts in coordination with the Arab League and other international and regional organizations for the immediate convening of the UN Security Council in order to adopt a resolution compelling Israel to stop its aggression at once, to lift the embargo and to provide international protection for the Palestinian people.