Condemns Israel's Attack On Gaza, OKI Calls For International Pressure

The Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. (Source: IDF)

JAKARTA - The Secretariat General of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel's airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, which resulted in the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in what it described as a marked violation of the ceasefire agreement.

The OIC calls on the international community to pressure Israel, its occupation powers, to comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law, defend the ceasefire, and allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, quoted from WAFA October 30.

The OIC also condemned the escalation of Israeli attacks on the West Bank, including the closure of Jerusalem and the roads to get there under the pretext of securing the march of extremist colonies, as well as ongoing violations of the feasibility of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and imposing new realities on the ground, which are real violations of international law and relevant UN resolutions.

As previously reported, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported Israeli air and artillery strikes since Tuesday night had killed at least 110 people, including 46 children and 20 women, and injured 253 others, including 78 children and 84 women.

Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, saying it acted after an attack by Palestinian militants killed a soldier.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims to target commanders to tunnel facilities of the Hamas group in response to violations of the ceasefire by the militant group.

Among those confirmed to have died in the attack were several who participated in the October 7, 2023 attack, according to the IDF, according to The Times of Israel.

On Thursday, Israeli planes and tanks attacked eastern Gaza region in a so-called "presidency" attack on "terrorist infrastructure that threatens troops" in Israeli-occupied territory.

It is known that since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, at least 211 Palestinians have been killed and 597 others injured in Israeli attacks, the ministry said.

According to official data, Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023 have killed more than 68,600 people, mostly women and children, and injured more than 170,600 others.