JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation for allowing extremist settler groups to hold a provocative march through the old areas of the occupied city of Al-Quds, a statement said on Thursday.
It said that the march was part of illegal actions aimed at impinging on the existing historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al-Quds, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The OIC also warned about the threat of the continued Judaization plans carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities in the city, including the so-called lower canal plan, which plans the construction of approximately 1,792 colonial units in a new bloc in the eastern part of the city.
It rejected and condemned attempts to change the historical, political, legal and demographic status of the city, Judaizing and trying to cut it from its Palestinian surroundings.
Al-Quds, integral part of Palestine
The OIC reiterated that the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the capital of the State of Palestine, is an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied in 1967.
The OIC also dismissed any attempts or decisions aimed at imposing the alleged Israeli sovereignty over the city and its sanctities, as illegal and illegitimate under international law and UN resolutions.
Furthermore, the OIC renewed its call on global actors, especially the UN Security Council, to shoulder their responsibilities to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of more than 16,000 Palestinians.
It also urged the international community to take notice of the coercive displacement of more than 1.8 million Palestinian citizens from their homes, the shortage of shelter centers and prevention of fuel supplies, food, electricity, medical and drinking water. Most hospitals and medical facilities are out of service in the Gaza Strip.
The OIC also said the global community must assume its responsibilities and put pressure on Israel, the occupying power, to put an end to the acts of violence and organized terrorism committed by extremist settler groups and Israeli occupation forces across the West Bank, that led to the killing of more than 260 Palestinians and the arrest of more than 3,550 since October 7th.
