Islamic Bloc Urges Protection of Palestinians amid Unrest

Israeli security forces stormed the mosque last week, clashing with Palestinian worshippers.

Jeddah, MINA) – It is incumbent upon the international community to safeguard the Palestinian people and hold Israel accountable for its aggressions, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Monday, KUNA reported.

OIC member nation representatives assembled, amid an emergency session, where they vociferously condemned Israel’s violation of holy Islamic sites, including its closure of the sacrosanct Al-Aqsa Mosque, read a communique issued at the end of the meeting.

The statement noted that Israel has drastically altered the status quo to deprive Palestinians of their inalienable access to places of worship, while it underscored that Israel holds no legislative authority over Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, the statement lionized the Palestinian people for their perseverance in the face of adversity, calling on the international community to intervene and put an end to Israeli atrocities that have inflamed tensions in the Muslim world.

It also went on to deplore any measures taken by Israel to disrupt normalcy in occupied Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)