ISTANBUL: Information Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have called on all world countries to recognize the State of Palestine and to halt the devastating Zionist occupation war in Gaza. The ministers made the call in a final communiqué adopted at the end of the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held in Istanbul, Turkey.

They reiterated support for the Palestinian people’s legitimate struggle to liberate their occupied territory and to fulfill all their inalienable rights, especially their right to self-determination and to live in their independent state, along the borders of June 4, 1967, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif (Jerusalem) as its capital. They emphasized that resolving the Palestine Question on the basis of a two-state solution is the only way to ensure durable, comprehensive, and lasting peace and security in the region, according to the document.

The OIC information ministers also condemned and warned against the disinformation campaigns run by the occupying authorities to legitimize the occupation and justify the barbaric mass atrocities and war crimes in the Gaza Strip. They further held the Zionist occupation responsible for the killings, arrests, and censorship of journalists, as well as the murder and targeting of their family members, recalling that Zionists intentional attacks on journalists have killed over 120, with numerous others sustaining injuries or disappearing.

Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi attended the gathering, held under the theme “The Zionist Occupying Authority’s Disinformation and Hostilities Against Journalists and Media Outlets in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” The Kuwaiti minister addressed the meeting by restating his country’s unwavering and relentless support for all Islamic issues, chiefly the Palestinian cause. He pointed out the firm role of the Kuwaiti leadership, government, and people in throwing much weight behind all regional and international efforts to highlight and support the Palestinian issue in political, media, and humanitarian domains. — KUNA