Foreign ministers from seven Islamic states are to meet in Jeddah next week to discuss this month's deadly Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The ministers from Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Yemen will gather on Saturday, November 18 for the meeting, which will also be attended by Palestinian representatives, the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference said on Thursday.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas requested the meeting in a telephone conversation with OIC secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the bloc added.
Ihsangolu has been increasingly critical of Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds offensive, which has killed more than 50 Palestinians in Gaza since its launch on November 1.
Last week he spoke of the "need for immediate intervention by the international community to stop Israeli crimes, which represent a dangerous violation of the Geneva convention."
Comments
Comments are closed.