OIC Condemns Israeli Bombing of Dar Al-Arqam School, Medical Warehouse in Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the systematic targeting by Israeli occupation forces of civilians, shelters for displaced persons, and educational and healthcare institutions, the most recent of which was the bombing of the Dar Al-Arqam school, which houses displaced people in Gaza City, resulting in dozens of martyrs and injuries.

 The OIC also denounced the Israeli forces' destruction of a medical supplies warehouse belonging to the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage in Rafah City, describing these actions as a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and relevant UN resolutions.

 The Jeddah-based organization emphasized the need for the UN Security Council to take action under Chapter VII to enforce an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. It also called for the implementation of accountability mechanisms under international criminal law against the Israeli occupation, holding it accountable for all crimes of aggression and genocide that threaten regional and international peace and security.

 The OIC urged all countries to take the necessary political, economic, and legal measures against Israel, the occupying power, and link these measures to Israel's compliance with the International Court of Justice's orders, the principles of international humanitarian law, the UN Charter, and relevant UN resolutions. These would be to force Israel to end its occupation, colonial settlement activities, and military aggression against the Palestinian people.