In a press release, the Ogranisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has stated that it “is following with deep pain and distress the tragic events going on in Palestine as a result of the wanton Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.”

It said that it hopes that member states will “continue to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people by providing maximum assistance to alleviate the impact of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe”.

In this regard, it called upon member states and OIC institutions working in the humanitarian field in the Muslim world “to fast-track the delivery of urgent aid to the Palestinian people to assist them in weathering through humanitarian disaster wrought by the barbaric Israeli aggression against unarmed civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory.”