The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the escalation in the crimes of “genocide”, starvation, and destruction perpetrated by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, Qatar News Agency reports.

In a statement, the OIC warned of the seriousness of the escalation in Israeli attacks and the organised terrorism practised by extremist settlers in the West Bank, including storming cities, setting up military checkpoints, targeting refugee camps, displacing tens of thousands of citizens, and destroying homes and infrastructure there.

This is in addition to the daily incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque and preventing Palestinians from accessing it, in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions.

The OIC reiterated its call for urgent action by the international community to achieve an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, lift the Israeli blockade, ensure adequate and unhindered access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.