Organisation of Islamic Cooperation does not specify action following Israeli hospital bombing

At an extraordinary meeting to discuss Israel's Gaza genocide in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) outlined no specific diplomatic, economic, or military action beyond issuing a statement condemning Israel for its actions over the past 22 months.

"We are called upon to redouble our efforts on various fronts in the face of Israel's continued crimes, including military aggression, genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, systematic destruction, the illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, starvation or deprivation of food as a weapon of war, settlement and annexation policies, and attacks on holy sites, particularly  al-Quds al-Sharif. We hold Israel, the occupying force, solely responsible for these crimes," the statement posted to X read.

"We condemn [Israel's]  announcement of its intention to impose total military control over the Gaza Strip and its Prime Minister's statements regarding what he calls the "vision of Greater Israel," as well as "the approval of settlement construction in the E1 zone of the occupied city of al-Quds and the killing of journalists in the Gaza Strip, which requires prosecution in accordance with international criminal law," the OIC said.

"The international community is called upon to take concrete steps to break the blockade and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid" via the United Nations and specifically the relief agency Unrwa, the statement added.

"We call for continued efforts to achieve a ceasefire, ensure the return of displaced persons, the withdrawal of occupying forces, and the holding of the reconstruction conference in Cairo," and "urge other countries to... support Palestine's full membership in the UN," the OIC statement concluded.