Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli media: Search for 4 missing soldiers in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
Israeli media platform: In the second incident, two injured people were transported from Gaza, and we are awaiting the authorities to notify the families to provide additional details shortly
Israeli media platform: 3 security incidents reported in Gaza
Israeli media platform: A serious incident in Gaza... A dead soldier was evacuated under fire... and an additional evacuation helicopter was dispatched
Israeli media outlet: Fierce battles ongoing between our forces and "militants" in the Gaza Strip
Israeli media platform: Confrontations ongoing across the Gaza Strip, heavy fighting reported in Gaza City and Khan Younis
Abu Obeida: War criminal Netanyahu and his Nazi ministers have deliberately set their minds on reducing the number of living enemy captives by half
Abu Obeidah: Our freedom fighters are in a state of alert, readiness, and high morale; ready to demonstrate unique exemplars of heroism and bravery, and they will teach the invaders harsh lessons
Abu Obeida: The enemy’s army will pay the price with the blood of its soldiers, and the chances of capturing more soldiers will increase, God willing
Military spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida: The enemy’s criminal plans to occupy Gaza will be a disaster for its political and military leadership

Iran condemns Israeli Gaza occupation plan, calls for OIC action

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 8 Aug 2025 23:36
3 Min Read

Iran warns that the Israeli plan to occupy Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing as it urges an OIC emergency meeting and a united Muslim response.

Listen
  • x
  • The sun sets behind buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air offensive, standing in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern occupied, Friday, August 8, 2025 (AP)
    The sun sets behind buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air offensive, standing in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern occupied, Friday, August 8, 2025 (AP)

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Friday that the Israeli occupation’s plan to militarily seize Gaza and forcibly displace its population “is further proof of the entity’s intent to commit ethnic cleansing and genocide against the Palestinian people,” stressing that Iran “condemns this step in the strongest terms.”

Baghaei added that the United Nations “bears direct responsibility for stopping the criminal acts committed by Israel,” urging the international body to compel the Israeli occupation to halt the genocide and to immediately send urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza to end the catastrophe that “has shaken the foundations of law, standards, and ethics in human civilization.”

Call for emergency OIC meeting

The spokesperson called on the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Saudi Arabia as the host country, and Turkey as chair of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers to hold an emergency meeting. He urged a united action by Muslim countries to support the Palestinian people in the face of ongoing aggression.

Earlier, the Israeli political-security cabinet approved, by majority vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan, which includes the Israeli military’s readiness to “take control” of Gaza City in the north of the Strip.

Related News

Turkey severs 'Israel' trade ties, closes airspace to Israeli aircraft

Turkey arrests defense firm top executives amid espionage probe

The plan outlines five main principles for ending the war: disarming Hamas, returning all captives, whether alive or deceased, fully disarming the Gaza Strip, imposing Israeli security control, and establishing an alternative civilian administration unaffiliated with either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority.

Netanyahu plans to occupy Gaza

Sources close to Netanyahu said on Monday that a decision has been made to move toward a complete military occupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Channel 14. The sources added, “If the Chief of Staff is not on board, he can resign.”

During a briefing reported by Kan 11 broadcaster, Netanyahu’s office conveyed that the prime minister is determined to fully occupy the Gaza Strip in order to "settle the conflict with Hamas." Ministers in the Israeli government reportedly said the security cabinet is expected to convene soon to finalize the decision.

Internal rift: Chief of staff opposes full occupation

A senior official from Netanyahu’s office told Channel 12 that “Hamas will not release any more captives without full surrender. If we don't act now, the hostages will die of hunger, and Gaza will remain under Hamas control.”

However, a political source countered that “no final decision has been made yet,” and that the authority to decide lies with the cabinet, according to Channel 14.

Earlier in the day, Israeli Army Radio confirmed that tensions between Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the political leadership have reached a peak. Zamir is reportedly demanding strategic clarity on the direction of the war on Gaza.

According to the station, Halevi is pushing for a prisoner deal, indicating a willingness to show flexibility to achieve it.

  • Esmail Baghaei
  • Israel
  • Israeli occupation
  • Iran
  • Organization of Islamic Cooperation
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025
Although it does seem likely they will launch some kind of operation in northern Gaza, one which will accelerate its mass murder of civilians, but will fail to achieve its stated objectives. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Here is why the Israeli occupation of Gaza won’t work

  • Opinion
  • 26 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Global Sumud flotilla sets sail to break blockade on Gaza
Palestine

Global Sumud flotilla, largest yet, to set sail bound for Gaza

A Palestinian flag flies next to a Slovenian, center, and a European Union flag, right, at the government building in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Thursday, May 30, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Slovenia mulls entry ban for Israeli PM Netanyahu

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint news conference following a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Turkey severs 'Israel' trade ties, closes airspace to Israeli aircraft

Maduro vows Venezuela is 'impenetrable' as US warships mear Caribbean
Latin America

Maduro vows Venezuela is 'impenetrable' as US warships near Caribbean

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS