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Saudi FM: Security Council Must Fulfill its Responsibility to Lift Gaza Siege

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chairs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October 18, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chairs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October 18, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
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Saudi FM: Security Council Must Fulfill its Responsibility to Lift Gaza Siege

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chairs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October 18, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chairs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October 18, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah made on Thursday a telephone call with his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis.

During the call, they discussed the latest developments in Gaza and its surroundings, as Prince Faisal stressed the importance of stopping all forms of targeting civilians in that region and the commitment of all conflicting parties to what is stipulated in international humanitarian law.

The Saudi Foreign Minister urged the Swiss Confederation, in its role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, to work to ensure that the council fulfills its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, including pushing for an immediate cessation of ongoing military operations and lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip.

The Minister stressed the importance of the council’s work to implement its decisions regarding the Palestinian issue, specifically Resolutions No. 242 (1967), No. 338 (1973), No. 1515 (2003), and No. 2334 (2016), in order to establish a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue in a way that achieves the aspirations of the Palestinian people.

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OIC Condemns Israel’s Confiscation of Palestinian Land, Archeological Sites

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s colonial practices. (SPA)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s colonial practices. (SPA)
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OIC Condemns Israel’s Confiscation of Palestinian Land, Archeological Sites

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s colonial practices. (SPA)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Israel’s colonial practices. (SPA)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Monday the ongoing Israeli colonial practices, particularly the confiscation of thousands of dunums of Palestinian land and archeological sites.
Israel has recently seized archaeological sites in the village of Sebastia, in the Nablus governorate.
The OIC emphasized that Israel’s actions are part of its destructive policy against hundreds of archaeological, historical, and scientific sites, as well as places of worship in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including the occupied city of Jerusalem, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The OIC stressed that these actions aim to erase, plunder and distort the cultural and civilizational heritage of the Palestinian people, in clear defiance of international law, the Geneva Convention, relevant UN resolutions, and the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its protocols.
The organization urged the international community, especially the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to take immediate action to safeguard the tangible and intangible cultural assets in the occupied Palestinian territory.