The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the approval of a law by the Israeli parliament allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners, calling it a “dangerous and unprecedented step” that violates international law.
In a statement issued from Jeddah, the OIC general secretariat said the legislation “grants a licence for murder and political execution against the Palestinian people,” warning that it contravenes international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The organisation also raised alarm over the conditions faced by Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, stating they are subjected to “torture, ill-treatment, humiliation, terror, rape and starvation,” alongside systematic deprivation of basic human rights.