OIC Ministerial Preparatory Meeting on Israeli Aggression Against Palestinians
Jeddah
The preparatory meeting of senior officials for the extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) kicked off on Monday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
Ambassador Samir Beker Diab, Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Jerusalem Affairs at the Organization, delivered a speech by the General Secretariat referring to the horrific massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces, which claimed the lives of hundreds of martyrs and wounded while waiting for food aid at the end of last February.
Ambassador Samir Beker Diab that this massacre constituted a model and witness to the war crimes practiced by the Israeli occupation army, which necessitates redoubling legal efforts, especially at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, as a legitimate and effective tool to hold the Israeli occupation accountable.
Ambassador Samir Beker Diab that Israel, the occupying power, continues to carry out crimes and bloody massacres against the Palestinian people calls for a more effective and deeper movement on the international arena, with the aim of confronting this brutal Israeli aggression by all legitimate and possible means, including political, legal and media efforts, in implementation of the resolutions issued by the Joint Arab and Islamic Summit held on November 11, 2023 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It is noteworthy that the Preparatory Meeting of Senior Officials will submit the draft decision of the meeting to the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for adoption at the OIC headquarters on Tuesday, 5 March 2024.