JAKARTA - Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha vehemently denounced the continued and escalating Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip, persisting for weeks now.
“This relentless assault has resulted in butchering thousands of martyrs and wounding innocent civilians, including women, children, medical personnel, and journalists, in addition to the deliberate destruction of buildings, hospitals, schools, places of worship, and United Nations facilities,” Taha said.
Israel still threatens to bomb hospitals, in addition to continuing to prevent
access to food, medicine, water, and electricity, which constitutes collective
punishment, war crimes, and flagrant violation of international law and
international humanitarian law, according to Taha.
He also affirms the OIC’s rejection and condemnation of the escalation of acts
of murder, incitement, and organized terrorism committed by extremist settler
groups and Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian citizens throughout
the West Bank, including the occupied city of Al-Quds.
“These criminal acts have tragically led to the martyrdom of more than 115
Palestinian citizens since the beginning of the month. He holds Israel, the
occupying power, fully responsible for the continuation of these criminal
acts,” Taha stated.
At the same time, the secretary-general renewed his call to the international
community to intervene urgently to force Israel, the occupying power, to stop
its brutal aggression against the Palestinian people immediately and to oblige
it to respect and implement international law and relevant United Nations
resolutions.
Taha also urged the international community to force Israel to ensure the
opening of permanent humanitarian corridors to facilitate access of medicines
and food supplies and basic needs of the Gaza Strip. (Azis Kurmala –
ANTARA)
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