Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and other Islamic countries have demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as death toll has crossed 11,000.
Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said that an international peace conference should be convened to find a permanent solution to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“What we need in Gaza is not pauses for a couple of hours, rather we need a permanent ceasefire,” Erdogan said in his address to an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said Israel bears responsibility for “crimes committed against Palestinian people” and called for an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip.
Speaking during an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh, the crown prince also called for the immediate end of military operations and the release of hostages.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for an immediate sustainable ceasefire in Gaza “without restrictions or conditions.”
“The policies of collective punishment of the people of Gaza…are unacceptable and cannot be justified by self-defence or any other claims. They must be stopped immediately,” he added during a speech at an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Palestinians are facing an “unmatched genocidal war”, calling on the United States to pressure Israel into halting its offensive on Gaza.
Speaking during an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Abbas also said Palestinians needed international protection in the face of Israeli attacks.
