OIC to hold urgent Islamic meeting on Gaza reconstruction

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Jeddah tomorrow to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinians, calls for their displacement and the need to rebuild Gaza.

The meeting follows the emergency Arab summit hosted by Egypt on Tuesday, where Arab leaders discussed developments in the Palestinian cause and ways to support the Palestinian people.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said in a press conference in Cairo that his country will urge the ministerial meeting in Jeddah to approve the Gaza reconstruction plan endorsed by Arab leaders.

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The plan aims to rebuild the devastated territory without displacing its residents, and provides a counter proposal to US President Donald Trump’s call to ethnically cleanse the enclave to make way for the construction of the “Riviera of the Middle East“.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced that the Arab summit had approved the Egyptian proposal and called on the UN Security Council to deploy peacekeeping forces in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The Arab summit in Cairo issued a final statement stressing the need for an immediate ceasefire, ensuring unhindered access to humanitarian aid and adopting the Egyptian plan for Gaza’s reconstruction.

Leaders also emphasised the importance of international efforts to pressure Israel into halting its military operations, warning of the regional consequences if the conflict continues.

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