GCC condemns Israeli attack on Nuseirat, calling it a heinous and terrorist crime

Palestinians evacuate with their belongings following an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 8, 2024. (AFP)
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Updated 09 June 2024
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GCC condemns Israeli attack on Nuseirat, calling it a heinous and terrorist crime

  • GCC says the international community must act to stop Israel’ systematic crimes against Palestinians

DUBAI: The Gulf Cooperation Council has condemned in the strongest terms that Israeli attack on the Nuseirat Camp in Central Gaza, which left at least 200 people killed and wounded many others. 

The GCC said the international community must act to stop Israel’s repeated and systematic crimes against the Palestinians.

It called the attack on Nuseirat “a heinous and terrorist crime.” 

The attack killed over 200 Palestinians and injured numerous civilians, accroding to Gaza's health ministry, most of whom were women and children.

Meanwhile, the GCC council held a ministerial meeting Sunday in Doha that was also attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. 

During the meeting, the GCC ministers agreed that the war in Gaza must end and that it was important to “deal seriously and positively” with a proposal presented by US President Joe Biden that would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.

Earlier, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned an Israeli bombing of a school in Gaza affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which was sheltering displaced persons.

 


Jordan says it took part in US-led operation against Daesh sites in Syria

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Jordan says it took part in US-led operation against Daesh sites in Syria

CAIRO: The Jordanian Royal Air force has participated in the US-led airstrikes carried against the Daesh group in Syria earlier on Friday.  

The US military said it struck Daesh strongholds across central Syria in response to a deadly attack on American forces in the country. Aircraft from Jordan were also involved.

Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency said: “This participation comes in cooperation with the United States as part of the international coalition against the terrorist Daesh Group, which the Syrian government recently joined.”

The US Central Command (Centcom) said the attacks were carried by fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery against more than 70 targets at multiple locations, mainly targeting infrastructure and weapons sites.