Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference

The Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference was organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The meeting took place on 18 October 2023 at the General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background
The urgent meeting was prompted by the events on October 7 when Hamas initiated a series of attacks on Israel, resulting in significant loss of life. Israel responded to these attacks with retaliatory strikes on Gaza.

Iran initiated the call for an emergency meeting of the OIC during the intense fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces. Subsequently, other member states supported this call, leading to the convening of an extraordinary meeting. As a result, the OIC completed the necessary preparations for convening an open-ended, emergency special meeting at the ministerial level. The purpose of this meeting was to address the aggression against Gaza and its worsening humanitarian situation.

Objectives
The primary goal of this meeting was to tackle the ongoing crisis in Gaza and its neighboring regions, paying specific attention to the worsening conditions that endanger civilian lives and regional stability.

Outcomes
Various Muslim countries attended the session, expressing their concerns and taking positions on the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.

Iran urges Muslim countries to impose sanctions on Israel following an attack on a hospital in Gaza. This included a demand for an oil embargo, which briefly caused a jump in crude prices. However, OPEC announced that it had no immediate plans to take action in response to Iran's call. Iran also called on Muslim states to boycott Israel.

Pakistan demanded that the international community hold Israel accountable for war crimes. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani emphasized the need for bold decisions until a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital is established.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud called for lifting the blockade and establishing humanitarian corridors in Gaza, and also rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians.

Turkey urged the Muslim world to take action for the establishment of a Palestinian state.