Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia condemned the assassination of Martyr Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement in Tehran, at the extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah on Wednesday night.

 

According to al-Arabiya, Waleed bin Abdul Karim al-Khariji said: The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh during his trip to Tehran last week is a clear violation of the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its national health and security, as well as international laws and the United Nations Charter, as well as a threat to peace and It is regional security.

 

He added: Based on its fixed positions on the Palestinian issue, the Saudi government condemns the aggression of the Israeli occupation against civilians and violation of the sovereignty of countries or interference in the internal affairs of any country based on international treaties and the charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

 

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia regarding the intensification of the illegal actions of the Zionist army which led to the martyrdom and wounding of a large number of civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and the lack of food, medicine and fuel and the complete collapse of the health sector in Behbouba, the increasing number of patients and civilians in The search for shelter has been done, he expressed concern.

 

He emphasized the need for effective movements of the international community to play a role in imposing full responsibility for these crimes and its negative consequences on the opportunity to restore the peace process to the Israeli occupying forces and stop the aggression and violations against the Palestinian people.

 

In the end, al-Khariji said: Riyadh supports all efforts to end the occupation of Palestinian lands and achieve a comprehensive solution; A solution for the Palestinian people to establish an independent country based on international resolutions and the Arab peace initiative.

 

Earlier, "Hossein Ebrahim Taha", Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said in a speech at the extraordinary meeting of the executive committee of foreign ministers of this organization in Jeddah: "The Israeli occupying regime's insistence on crimes is a violation of all taboos, customs, laws and international resolutions."

 

He added: Israel's (regime) attack on Tehran is an attack on Iran's sovereignty and national security and a clear violation of international law and the provisions of the United Nations Charter.

 

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation further asked the Security Council to fulfill its responsibility and take the necessary measures to force the occupying regime to respect international law and stop its aggression, as well as to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

 

The extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was held today (Wednesday) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

 

This emergency meeting has the agenda of investigating the continuation of Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people, as well as the dimensions of the aggression of the Zionist criminal regime in the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and the violation of the sovereignty and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran by this regime. Following intensive efforts and Iran's active diplomacy, Ali Bagheri, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, held numerous consultations and calls with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the foreign ministers of the member countries of this organization.