Dhaka - Bangladesh was to send a consignment of medicine as humanitarian aid to wounded Palestinians in Gaza, which has been devastated by Israeli air and infantry attacks for the last three weeks, officials said Tuesday.

The aid will soon be dispatched to the Gaza Strip, where over 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and several thousands others, including women and children, were injured by indiscriminate shelling by the Israeli forces, a foreign ministry statement said.

Dipu Moni, foreign minister of Muslim-majority Bangladesh, conveyed her government's decision to send the medical aid after a meeting with Shaher Mohammad, the Palestinian ambassador to Bangladesh.

Talking to the media after his meeting with Moni, the Palestinian envoy said the Muslim nations needed more unity and cooperation to establish peace in the Middle East.

He expressed hope for a change in the US policy on the Palestine-Israel issue with Barack Obama taking over as the new president.

"We may see a change next week," he said.

Bangladesh called on the Israeli authorities earlier to halt attacks on innocent civilians in Gaza. It also urged Israel to adhere to the United Nations resolutions to ensure peace in the Gaza Strip. (dpa)