King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has called an emergency meeting of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The OIC is the second largest organization after the United Nations with 57 countries spread across four continents. The organization is the collective voice of the Muslim community.
According to a statement published on the OIC website on Sunday, the meeting is scheduled for October 18 and 19 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The emergency meeting was called to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel.
"According to the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is leading the session of the Islamic Summit and the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Executive Committee of the Organization is holding a special emergency meeting in the Council of Ministers. The statement added that the measures will be discussed to deal with the deterioration of military affairs in Gaza and its surroundings and the deterioration of the situation that endangers the lives of civilians and the security and peace of the entire region.
"There will be an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the headquarters of the Organization's Secretariat in Jeddah."
On October 7, Hamas launched an unprecedented ground, air and sea attack on Israel that is said to have killed 1,300 Israelis.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 1,900 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli retaliatory attacks, including 614 children and 370 women.
Nigeria has been a member of OIC since 1986.