The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Friday Israeli forces for targeting the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza.
The OIC renewed its call on the international community to immediately intervene to halt the brutal Israeli military aggression against the Palestinian people.
It warned of the danger of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the collective punishment policy and the Israeli siege imposed on civilians in Gaza.
It condemned Israel for starving and depriving the people of water, medicines, food, electricity and fuel, among other basic needs, which are a war crime and a crime against humanity under the international law.
A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli air strike, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, and Palestinian health officials said 16 people were killed.
The Israeli military said a part of the church was damaged in a strike on a militant command center and it was reviewing the incident.
Palestinian officials said at least 500 Muslims and Christians had taken shelter in the Greek Orthodox Church of St Porphyrius from Israeli bombardments.
