MUSCAT, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf leaders condemned Tuesday the Israeli military operation on Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in the final statement of 29th summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

    The GCC leaders strongly condemns the Israeli aggression and it should shoulder the responsibility in pushing situation into such a dangerous level, said a final statement of the summit.

    The two-day annual summit gathering six leaders of its members states wrapped up in the Omani capital of Muscat late Tuesday.

    The statement also called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities to take immediate action to stop the Israeli attacks and to protect the Palestinian people.

    Israeli unprecedented intensive air strikes on Hamas movement targets in Gaza came into the fourth day, which have killed 380 Palestinians till now, most of them militants, and wounded more than 1,000 people.

    The GCC, which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, also urged Israel to lift the siege on Gaza and the Palestinian factions to achieve national unity.