RAMALLAH, Saturday, August 11, 2024 (WAFA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) today condemned, in the strongest terms,  the horrific massacre that  targeted the Al-Tabi'een school in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.

In a devastating early morning attack, over 100 civilians have been killed and dozens more injured following an Israeli airstrike on the school.

The school, which was housing displaced families, was hit by Israeli warplanes while residents were performing the dawn prayers.

Local sources report that the airstrike occurred during the early hours of the morning, targeting the school as its occupants gathered for their morning prayers. 

In a press statement, the OIC considered this crime an extension of the brutal massacres and genocide committed by the occupation for more than ten months in the Gaza Strip, in flagrant violation of international law, the orders of the International Court of Justice and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

The organization held the occupation forces fully responsible for these ongoing crimes, renewing its call to hold Israel, the occupying power, accountable for all war crimes and crimes against humanity it commits in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including the occupied city of Jerusalem.

The OIC also called on the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to oblige Israel, the occupying power, to respect its obligations under international humanitarian law, impose an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the Strip and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.

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