Jeddah, August (پاکستان پوائنٹ نیوز 26 أغسطس 2025ء) The resolution adopted by the 21st Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, held yesterday at the OIC General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah, reads as follows:
"The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened an Extraordinary Session on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the request of the State of Palestine, the Republic of Türkiye, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, mechanisms to stop the genocide and decisions and plans aimed at further establishing the occupation and complete control over the Gaza Strip.
The council addressed the ongoing and unprecedented Israeli aggression in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in the Gaza Strip. This aggression has resulted in over 62,500 people killed, including 12,400 women and 18,500 children, and more than 160,000 injured. Additionally, over 1.5 million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes. This situation is worsened by continued violations and crimes in the West Bank, including East Al-Quds, as well as the illegal expansion of settlements.
The council reaffirmed the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter and reiterated all previous resolutions on Palestine and Al-Quds, including those adopted during the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh on November 11, 2024, and the 51st Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul on June 21-22, 2025, which address the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
The council emphasized the centrality of the Palestinian cause to the entire Islamic Ummah and reiterated its support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, specifically their right to self-determination, the return of Palestinian refugees, and the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the pre-June 4, 1967 borders, with Al-Quds as its capital.
The council expressed strong rejection and condemnation of Israel's announcement regarding its plans to impose full occupation and military control over the Gaza Strip and any schemes, regardless of their nature, aimed to displace the Palestinian people forcibly. This move is regarded as a dangerous and unacceptable escalation, an attempt to reinforce illegal occupation, and a means to impose a fait accompli through force. Such illegal actions threaten regional and international peace and security and represent a blatant violation of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, as well as the advisory opinion and provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice.
The council asserted that all crimes committed by Israel, the occupying power, including aggression, genocide, ethnic cleansing, destruction, the illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, along with other colonial settlement policies and acts of settler terrorism, the activities of extremist settlers, land confiscation, home demolitions, repeated attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites, and attempts to annex Palestinian land in the West Bank, including East Al-Quds, are war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity that necessitate accountability under international criminal law.
It affirmed the significance of the case presented to the International Court of Justice concerning Israel having violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and the necessary follow-up actions to the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice, with the goal of ensuring that Israel is held accountable for the acts of genocide it has committed and continues to commit in the State of Palestine.
The council called on the UN Security Council to hold a special session on the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people during the United Nations General Assembly meetings in September, and entrusted the delegations of the OIC member states of the Security Council to coordinate with the State of Palestine in this regard.
The council strongly condemned the deliberate and systematic targeting of civilian infrastructure, including the destruction of food supply chains, water facilities, and medical services in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli occupying forces, which has directly contributed to the outbreak of famine and a man-made humanitarian catastrophe. It demanded the immediate cessation of all military operations and the full, unconditional lifting of the siege to allow for urgent, unhindered humanitarian assistance in accordance with international law and principles of justice and human dignity.
The council held Israel fully responsible for the acts of genocide, the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, and the famine affecting the Gaza Strip. It demanded that Israel open all crossings and urgently allow the unhindered and unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including sufficient food, medicine, and fuel, and ensure that relief agencies and international humanitarian organizations, particularly UNRWA, can operate freely. It called for adherence to international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and relevant UN resolutions.
The council supported the immediate and comprehensive ceasefire efforts led by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, and the United States of America, aimed at reaching an agreement for prisoner exchanges. This approach is essential for alleviating suffering and ultimately ending Israeli aggression. It also facilitates the return of displaced individuals to their homes or what is left of them, ensures the complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, and sets the stage for the upcoming reconstruction conference in Cairo to implement the Arab-Islamic plan for relief and reconstruction in the region.
The council expressed its condemnation of Israel's obstinacy and refusal to respond to the mediators' attempts to reach an appeasement, although almost two years have passed since the start of the aggression against the strip. It also denounced its insistence on expanding the military operations in Gaza and its persistence in disregarding the calls for ending the war.
The council expressed its utmost denunciation of Israel's refusal to respond to the mediators' recent proposal despite it being agreed to by the Palestinian party. The proposal was likely to result in an important and pivotal deal to release both the hostages and captives, achieve a ceasefire and ensure the effective entry of urgent humanitarian assistance to address the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, knowing that it is in step with the proposals previously put forward by the United States of America in this regard and paves the way for ending the war and releasing all the hostages without an exception.
The council held Israel completely responsible for the ongoing war and the deliberate disregard of appeasement initiatives, accordingly prompting the deteriorating humanitarian disaster, the ongoing detention of hostages and captives, and the deprivation of civilians of basic humanitarian assistance.
The council confirmed that Israel's pursuit of this escalatory approach undermines chances of reaching urgent settlement and exposes the region's security and stability to further hazards. It called on the international community to assume its legal and humanitarian obligations to put an end to such policies and bind Israel to responding to the mediators' proposals, which have addressed what Israel itself has previously put forward. It reaffirmed that Israel's actions and approach drive the region toward a state of instability, undermine the foundations and chances of comprehensive peace in the region, and harm any initiatives or approaches in this regard.
The council emphasized the importance and the need for the international community to responsibly approach the provisions of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) adopted by the United Nations on the occurrence of famine in the Gaza Strip. The council held the Israeli occupation fully and directly responsible for this crime and its repercussions, called on the international community to take urgent action and operationalize all international emergency mechanisms to ensure the immediate, adequate and unimpeded flow of humanitarian and food aid to the Gaza Strip, and stressed the need to refer the issue of the Israeli crimes of starvation and siege laid to the Gaza Strip to the International Criminal Court.
The council emphasized the importance of states promptly taking effective legal and practical measures to end the Israeli occupation’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and to allow the entry of relief and humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in dire need, in full cooperation with UN mechanisms and in accordance with international law. It strongly condemned the use of organizations serving as instruments of occupation including activities of the so-called "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation," to restrict or manipulate humanitarian aid, viewing it as a trap and an Israeli criminal tool of perpetuating famine and genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. It considered this institution and its leaders to be complicit in the crime of genocide.
The council condemned and rejected in the strongest terms possible the irresponsible and arrogant statements made by the Israeli prime minister regarding the so-called "greater Israel vision." These statements represent an extension of extremist rhetoric, incitement, and aggression against the sovereignty of states, violate international law and the UN Charter, seriously threaten the regional and international peace and security, and are part of Israel's efforts to evade its international obligations and to continue denying and violating the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the annexation of the occupied Palestinian land. The council warned of the potential repercussions of these actions on regional and international security and stability.
The council strongly condemned the recent approval of 3,400 illegal settlement units in the so-called E1 area of occupied Al-Quds and considered it an illegal attempt to alter the geographic and demographic landscape of the occupied Palestinian territory. This action undermines the prospects for a two-state solution. The council asserted that it is essential to work towards ending the Israeli occupation and colonial settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, UN resolutions, and the relevant advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice.
The council expressed strong condemnation of the recent assassination of journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip and emphasized that these actions constitute a war crime and an assault on press freedom. This is part of a series of systematic violations by Israel against the media and its personnel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Al-Quds. These violations have resulted in the deaths of 238 journalists, and Israel’s continued restriction of international media agencies and their correspondents from entering the Gaza Strip as part of Israel's efforts to obscure the truth, cover up its daily crimes, and prevent these issues from reaching international public opinion.
The council warned of the danger of the escalating terrorist activity by extremist settlers under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, including occupied Al-Quds, and stressed the need to take the necessary steps to hold the settlers accountable for their crimes, including imposing sanctions, placing them on terrorist lists, and prosecuting them.
The council stressed in this regard the importance of the Government of the State of Palestine taking full responsibility for governance and security in the entire occupied Palestinian territory, and called for comprehensive support from both OIC member states and the international community to facilitate this. Additionally, it highlighted the necessity of providing various forms of assistance to the Palestinian government, specifically through the activation of the Islamic Financial Safety Net, following agreed-upon transparent mechanisms. Furthermore, it urged the international community to pressure the Israeli occupation to immediately and wholly release all Palestinian tax revenues that have been illegally withheld.
The council supported and asserted the need for the implementation of the outcomes from the High-Level Conference for a Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Issue, chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of France, in New York from July 28-30, 2025, including the two-state solution and the urgent measures detailed in the Final Document, along with the need for a precise timetable to end the war in Gaza. The council called upon states to adopt the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and its annexes submitted by the co-chairs of the conference and the co-chairs of the working groups.
The council rejected any calls, plans, or policies aimed at displacing the Palestinian people, whether inside or outside Palestine, including in the Gaza Strip, or changing the demographic composition thereof. It also warned all states against cooperating, directly or indirectly, with Israeli displacement plans, as such cooperation would constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law. Furthermore, it called for an end to the illegal Israeli occupation and for immediate accountability for all crimes and violations committed by Israel, which are in blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
The council strongly condemned the systematic Israeli attacks on holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds and the Ibrahimi Mosque in the City of Al-Khalil. It denounced the occupation's attempts to interfere in the administration of these sites and alter their characteristics, and its efforts to impose restrictions on Islamic and Christian institutions, particularly those that are religious in nature, which is a clear violation of international conventions and resolutions that protect places of worship and the freedom to access them. It emphasized the need to maintain the legal and historical status quo at these sacred sites.
The council extolled the efforts made by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the role of King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, the custodian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al-Quds, in defending, protecting and attending to the city of Al-Quds and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, as well as endorsing the resilience of its Palestinian inhabitants on their land in the face of the illegal Israeli violations and actions aiming to alter the Arab, Islamic and Christian identity of the city.
The council reiterated its rejection of all Israeli attempts undermining the Hashemite service and custody and stressed the Administration of the Al-Quds Endowments and the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs, affiliated with the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Sites, as the sole legal and single authority in charge of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif.
The council affirmed the role of the Al-Quds Committee under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco, and extolled the efforts made by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency affiliated thereto.
The council welcomed the outcomes of the international conference on the question of Al-Quds held on July 9 in Dakar, in particular the mobilization of states, international civil society and academics in order to increase, by all possible legal and political means in particular, advocacy and action in favor of the preservation of the cultural, religious and demographic dimensions of the holy city.
The council called upon all states to enhance their support and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people to alleviate their suffering, strengthen their resilience on their land, and work toward ending the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. It commended the vital role played by international humanitarian organizations and United Nations agencies operating in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the UNRWA, and called for the necessary support to be provided to them.
The council endorsed the concrete and hailed efforts made by the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, under the leadership of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and during its presidency of it, in terms of shoring up the Islamic issues in general and the Palestinian issue in particular.
The council acknowledged the efforts of the OIC member states, including the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of Serra Leone, and the Republic of Guyana, highlighting their commitment to supporting Islamic issues broadly and the Palestinian cause specifically, particularly during their non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council.
The council called upon the OIC member states which are members of the UN Security Council to urgently mobilize within the council to compel it to assume its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations, by taking immediate and concrete measures to halt the illegal plans of Israel to impose its military occupation on the entire Gaza Strip, put an end to the ongoing genocide, and ensure immediate and sustained access to large-scale humanitarian aid, especially in light of the officially declared famine and the worsening humanitarian catastrophe.
The council appreciated the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in mobilizing support for the Palestinian rights to self-determination, justice, and peace, and in fostering unity amongst the Islamic Ummah.
The council urged the UN Security Council to take on its political, legal, and humanitarian responsibilities under Chapter VII and to act promptly to stop the brutal aggression by the Israeli occupation and its violations, which threaten the prospects for achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the region and hinder the implementation of the two-state solution. It also urged the UN Security Council to put an end to the illegal Israeli occupation and to hold Israel accountable for all crimes and violations that clearly breach international law and international humanitarian law.
The council called upon all states to take all possible legal and effective measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against the Palestinian people. This includes supporting efforts to end its impunity, holding it accountable for its violations and crimes, imposing sanctions, suspending the supply, transfer, or transit of weapons, ammunition, and military materials—including dual-use items—reviewing diplomatic and economic relations with Israel, and pursuing legal actions against it.
The council mandated OIC member states which are state parties of the International Criminal Court to the Rome Statute, consistent with their respective obligations under international law and, where applicable, to undertake all feasible measures within their domestic legal frameworks to support the enforcement of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on November 21, 2024, against the perpetrators of crimes against the Palestinians people. The council called OIC member states to exert diplomatic, political, and legal efforts to ensure Israel's compliance with its binding obligations under the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice on January 26, 2024, in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The council urged the OIC member states to examine further whether Israel's membership in the United Nations aligns with the UN Charter, given Israel's evident violations of the requirements for membership and its consistent disregard for UN resolutions. The council called for efforts to be coordinated to suspend Israel's membership in the United Nations.
The council condemned the crimes of enforced disappearance, execution, abuse, torture, and all violations faced by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons. This includes the storming of Palestinian national leader Marwan Barghouti's cell by extremist Minister Ben Gvir, along with his threats. It called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Criminal Court, to pressure the Israeli occupation authorities to reveal the fate of the kidnapped Palestinians and to work towards their immediate release and protection. It also demanded an independent and transparent investigation into all Israeli crimes and violations against Palestinian prisoners, ensuring the prosecution and accountability of those responsible for these acts.
The council renewed calls for international protection for the Palestinian people against the crimes of occupation, aggression, displacement in all its forms, and systematic destruction perpetrated by the Israeli occupation. This need is in accordance with international law, the purposes of the United Nations Charter, and relevant resolutions, and is essential to counter attempts to undermine their just cause.
The council commended and supported the impartial and independent work of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, as her mandate is crucial to upholding the principles of international human rights and humanitarian law.
The council expressed strong dissatisfaction with the cancellation of the convening of the Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention scheduled to take place on March 6, 2025, in Geneva as mandated by the UN General Assembly in resolution A/RES/ES-10/24.
The council welcomed the international positions that have rejected Israel's decision to impose occupation and complete control over the Gaza Strip. It also appreciated the decisions made by states that have enacted resolutions, laws, and punitive measures against Israeli settlers and settlements.
The council highly valued the positions and decisions of countries that have recognized or announced their intention to recognize the State of Palestine in September 2025. This recognition is seen as a confirmation and fundamental support for the Palestinian people’s natural, historical, and legal right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state. It urged all states that have not yet recognized Palestine to fulfil their duty to do so and to support its full membership in the United Nations. This recognition is considered essential for implementing and protecting the two-state solution and for achieving peace, stability, and security in the region.
The council commended the efforts of the Joint Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, representing the OIC and the Arab League, to urge the international community to take responsibility in halting Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, apply pressure to end the Israeli occupation and settlement in the State of Palestine, implement the two-state solution, and achieve lasting and comprehensive peace in line with international law and United Nations resolutions. The council called for ongoing efforts in this direction.
The council tasked the OIC group to non-member countries and international organizations with sustaining efforts to implement the duties entrusted thereto pursuant to the resolutions of the Islamic Summit and the Council of Foreign Ministers regarding the Palestinian issue, taking into account Resolution No. 51/9L.O. on the establishment of the OIC group to non-member countries and regional international organizations.
The council affirmed that a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace can only be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution. This solution requires ending the Israeli occupation, ensuring the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine based on the pre-June 4, 1967 borders, with East Al-Quds as its capital, as per international law, relevant United Nations resolutions, and the Arab Peace Initiative.
The council directed the secretary-general to monitor the implementation of this resolution and report on it to the next session of the Council of Foreign Ministers."
