Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Muslim world will never tolerate the Zionists’ war crimes against women and children in the Gaza Strip.
Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a post on his X account on Thursday at the end of his visit to Saudi Arabia where he delivered a speech at an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the city of Jeddah.
The participants at the meeting discussed the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict after an Israeli attack on the Anglican-run al-Ahli al-Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital, in central Gaza that killed at least 500 people and wounded hundreds of others.
Israel launched the war on Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas resistance group waged a surprise attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.
The death toll from Israel’s brutal aggression on Gaza Strip tops 3,500.
According to NGOs, the death toll of Palestinian children has exceeded 1,000 since Israel unleashed its deadly air strikes on Gaza on 7 October, meaning a Palestinian child is killed approximately every 15 minutes.
This comes as surviving children are suffering physical and emotional consequences as a result of Israeli bombardment and internal displacement.
Scores of women have also been killed in the brutal raids. A total of at least 13,000 others have been injured as well.
Amir-Abdollahian said in his post that he held talks with foreign ministers of Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Mauritania, Tunisia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Azerbaijan and the OIC secretary general as well as Qatar’s minister of state on the sidelines of the Jeddah meeting.
In his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Amir-Abdollahian discussed with his counterpart the ongoing developments in Palestine, particularly the tragic situation in Gaza, and ways to put an end to Israel’s brutal killing of the Palestinian people.
The top Iranian and Turkish diplomats also exchanged views about issues of common interest and regional developments.
In another meeting, Amir-Abdollahian and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov slammed the ongoing crimes committed by the child-killing Israeli regime in Gaza, especially the savage attack on Baptist Hospital.
They said the Israeli regime’ actions are clear example of genocide and crime against humanity.
The Iranian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers urged Muslim countries to send a united and strong message to the Tel Aviv regime and its supporters to stop their criminal acts.
Bayramov said Azerbaijan is concerned about the ongoing developments in Gaza and called on all parties to stop killing and bloodshed in the Strip.
The two foreign ministers also exchanged views about issues of common interest, including the latest developments in the Caucasus region, and the development of economic and trade cooperation.
They stressed the need to accelerate the implementation of the agreements already signed between the two countries to develop transit and transportation cooperation.
In a Thursday phone conversation, Amir-Abdollahian and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi stressed the importance of taking an immediate and effective action to stop the Israeli regime’s war crimes against the defenseless people of Gaza, especially women and children.
The top Iranian and Jordanian diplomats also called for lifting the blockade on Gaza, delivering urgent international aid to the besieged area, and preventing the forced displacement of the Palestinian people.
