The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been urged to take a decisive and binding decision to impose a ceasefire in Gaza and curb Israeli actions that violate international laws.
A final communique issued last night by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit called for the siege on Gaza to be broken for Arab, Islamic, and international aid convoys to enter Gaza.
“Call on the UNSC to take a decisive and binding decision that imposes a cessation of aggression and curbs the colonial occupation authority that violates international law, international humanitarian law, and international legitimacy resolutions, the latest of which is UN General Assembly Resolution No. A/ES-10/L25 dated 26/10/2023.
“Inaction is considered a complicity that allows Israel to continue its brutal aggression that kills innocent people, children, the elderly, and women, and turns Gaza into ruin,” said members of the summit.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who spoke at the summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, also urged all member countries of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to consistently and assertively call for an immediate ceasefire and expedite humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.
He said the ummah (Muslim community) expects tangible results and concrete action from the one-day summit.
“I call upon each of us to strategically employ our diplomatic channels and networks in every dialogue and on every stage, be it bilateral or multilateral, regional or international.
“Let us consistently and assertively call for the following in a concerted diplomatic campaign to institute an immediate ceasefire and expedite humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza,” Anwar said.
Held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre, the joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit to discuss Israeli aggression on Palestine was hosted by Saudi Prime Minister Crown Prince Mohammed Salman.
‘War crimes’
The final communique also called on the UNSC to promptly pass a resolution condemning Israel’s barbaric destruction of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the obstruction of medicine, food, and fuel, as well as the severing of crucial services like electricity, water, communication, and internet access.
“These acts of collective punishment amount to war crimes under international laws. We emphasise the need to impose this resolution on Israel, the occupying power, to ensure compliance with international laws and to immediately cease these barbaric and inhumane measures.
“We stress the necessity of lifting the blockade that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip for years,” the summit said.
It added that Israel and all countries of the region will not enjoy security and peace unless Palestinians enjoy security and peace and regain all their usurped rights.
The summit also wants the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to complete the investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel against the Palestinian people in all the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Al-Quds.
It will assign the general secretariats of the OIC and the Arab League to follow up on the implementation of this investigation and establish two specialised legal monitoring units to document Israeli crimes committed in the Gaza Strip since Oct 7.
“The units will then prepare legal proceedings on all violations of international law and international humanitarian law committed by Israel, the occupying power, against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Al-Quds,” it said.
The final communique also demanded all countries stop exporting weapons and ammunition to Israel that are used by its army and terrorist settlers to kill the Palestinian people and destroy their homes and other vital infrastructures.
- Bernama
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