Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Islamic leaders today demanded a halt to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.
Members of the Organization of Islamic Conference gathered in special session more than three weeks after the start of the crisis.
Mr Ahmadinejad told the OIC conference: "Although the main cure . . . is the elimination of the Zionist regime, in this stage an immediate ceasefire should be implemented.
"Britain and America, as the main associates of the Zionist regime in its offensive to Lebanon, should compensate Lebanon's damages. Those governments should answer for their crimes in Lebanon," he said in his speech.
Summing up the frustration of many across the Muslim world, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia demanded: "The question that may come up is why this meeting could not be convened earlier."
Israel's offensive against Hizbullah in Lebanon has killed more than 900 people and wounded 3,000 with a third of the casualties children under 12, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said in a video message to the conference. He said a quarter of the population, or one million people, had been displaced.
OIC diplomats said a draft communique being circulated sought to place Muslim "Blue Helmets" under UN control. It also calls for an inquiry into possible Israeli war crimes in its campaign against targets in southern Lebanon and Gaza.
It is unclear whether Israel or the United States would accept direct Muslim participation in a peace-keeping operation. Many OIC member states do not have diplomatic relations with Israel.