Palestinians search for casualties under the rubble in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. PHOTO: ReutersIn response to the escalating military situation in Gaza, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the current chair of the Islamic Summit, has extended an invitation to hold an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The meeting is scheduled for October 18 and will take place at the General Secretariat headquarters in the Jeddah Governorate. But an approach that sidelined Palestinians would risk angering Arabs around the region, as Arab news outlets broadcast images of Palestinians killed in Israeli retaliatory airstrikes. Read More: At least 1,900 Palestinians killed as Israel makes first raids into GazaHamas fighters killed more than 1,300 Israelis in their Oct 7 attack and more than 2,000 Palestinians had been killed by Friday in Israel's ongoing strikes on Gaza.
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