OIC condemns deadly Israeli attack on UNRWA school in ‘strongest terms’

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC) has strongly denounced a recent Israeli attack on a UN-run school sheltering displaced people at Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

“These crimes constitute a flagrant violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions, and resolutions issued by the International Court of Justice,” the OIC said in a statement released on Monday

The 57-member bloc also called for an investigation of the “crime and all war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, including targeting UNRWA employees and facilities, displaced persons in its headquarters, and health and humanitarian workers, and holding perpetrators accountable and prosecuting them.”

At least 16 people were killed and 75 wounded in the Israeli strike on the UNRWA-run school on Saturday in Gaza City.

Video from the scene shows people running in a smoke-filled street covered in dust and rubble to help the wounded.

Located in the Nuseirat refugee camp, the school was housing thousands of displaced Palestinians seeking shelter from Israel’s assault on the besieged Palestinian territory. The majority of those killed were women and children.

Nuseirat, a busy and crowded refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, had come under attack on June 8, when Israeli forces killed at least 276 Palestinians before they retrieved four Israeli captives.

Egypt and Jordan have similarly issued statements condemning the Israeli attack on the school affiliated with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Gaza.

Sufian Qudah, spokesperson for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, reiterated Amman’s strong condemnation of Israel’s “ongoing war crimes and genocide” against Palestinians in the besieged region. 

He described the attack as a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and a defiance of global calls for an end to the violence.

Qudah criticized Israel’s repeated assaults on shelters and humanitarian facilities, adding that such actions violate international law and display a clear intention to perpetuate violence, reject peace, and terrorize civilians.

He urged the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to take immediate and decisive action to halt these crimes and provide protection for Palestinian civilians.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry highlighted the need to uphold human rights in Gaza and end violations against Palestinian women, children, and civilians.

OIC denounces Israeli genocide in Gaza, urges sanctions against regime

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation denounces the Israeli genocide in Gaza, urges members to impose sanctions on Israel.

The ministry called on the Israeli regime to cooperate with international efforts by allowing the unhindered entry of humanitarian relief and aid into Gaza.

Israel’s relentless attacks on the Gaza Strip have claimed the lives of more Palestinians in recent days. The regime attacks across Gaza have killed at least 40 people over the past day.

Meanwhile, a six-year-old child has died as a result of starvation and dehydration.

The death toll from the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza since October 7th has reached 38,200, most of them women and children.
 

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