- Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi expressed his condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Al Nuseirat camp, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of innocent people, including six UNRWA employees, and injured many others. In a statement released today, Albudaiwi emphasized the urgent need for the international community to take a firm stance against the Israeli occupation forces to halt the continuous and systematic violations against the Palestinian people that have resulted in the tragic loss of tens of thousands of innocent civilian lives. He said that the deliberate targeting of relief and UN staff represents yet another heinous crime added to the long list of repeated war crimes committed by the occupation forces in Gaza. He also reiterated the statement made during the 161st GCC ministerial council meeting, held on September 9, firmly rejecting a ny attempts to justify the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip as self-defense. He urged the international community to take action to address the unlawful practices of the Israeli government and its policy of collective punishment imposed on the besieged residents of Gaza and the entire Palestinian population. Source: Saudi Press Agency