OIC condemns US veto on UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Gaza

JEDDAH – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC has condemned the decision of the United States to veto United Nations Security Council, UNSC resolution on ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s war in Gaza has led to the death of almost 44,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.

The genocide and massacre continues yet the United States continues to vote resolutions aimed at stopping the human carnage.

In a statement, the (OIC) condemned the United States’ renewed use of the veto against a United Nations (UN) Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The OIC expressed its regret for this position, which constitutes a challenge to the will of the international community and an attempt to protect the Israeli occupation and encourage it to continue its war crimes against the Palestinian people.

The OIC indicated that the repeated use of the veto in cases of genocide confirms the urgent need to reform the UN Security Council, which has become unable to carry out its responsibilities and has lost its credibility in maintaining international peace and security.

The OIC also renewed its call for issuing a resolution under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter for an immediate, permanent, and unconditional ceasefire, stressing the need to continue efforts and take measures that would contribute to stopping the crimes of aggression, destruction, starvation and forced displacement committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in more than 44,000 martyrs and more than 105,000 others injured, the majority of whom are women and children.