The information ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have held an extraordinary session in Turkey’s Istanbul, condemning Israel’s “systematic oppression, massacre, and genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.

The ministers reiterated that the “only path to peace and security in the region is through the realization of the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights, including national independence and sovereignty with East Al-Quds [Jerusalem] as its capital”, Al Jazeera wrote. 

They also criticized Israel’s misinformation campaigns, accusing it of spreading false and misleading information to cover up its actions.

The IOC ministers condemned the Israeli forces’ “deliberate and systematic” targeting of Palestinian journalists, and stressed that this is part of a campaign to “silence the voices of truthtellers”.