OIC blasts Israeli aggression on Gaza

Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu strongly condemned on Saturday the Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip over the weekend. \"The escalating military aggression which resulted in dozens of Palestinian civilian casualties constitutes a serious violation of the international law and a threat to security and peace in the entire region,\" Prof. Ihsanoglu said in a press release here. The international community has to hold Israel fully responsible for results of this war crime against defenseless civilians,\" he said. Prof. Ihsanoglu urged the UN Security Council and the Quartet on the Middle East peace to shoulder their responsibility for protecting the Palestinian people and forcing Israel to respect the international humanitarian law.