Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Arab and Islamic Countries Strongly Condemn Ongoing Israeli Violations in Gaza Strip
Saudi Arabia and seven Arab and Islamic countries have condemned the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Turkish Republic, they expressed: “their strongest condemnation and rejection of the continuous Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the targeting of health facilities and infrastructure, the assault on civilian infrastructure, and the continued casualties among civilians, including women and children, in a grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law.”
The ministers emphasized that the continuation of these violations constitutes a clear breach of Israel’s obligations under international law and the comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza, undermining international and regional efforts to implement the second phase of the plan, especially following the announcement by US President Donald Trump that Palestinian factions have accepted the roadmap, including provisions regarding weapons containment. This threatens to derail the political process, reignite the cycle of escalation, and deepen the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Gaza Strip.
According to the statement, the ministers stressed that protecting civilians, safeguarding medical facilities and personnel in the health and humanitarian sectors, and ensuring the immediate, safe, and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid and medical supplies throughout the Gaza Strip constitute legal obligations that cannot be disregarded or diminished under any circumstances.
They affirmed that the continuous Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip cannot be viewed in isolation from the attacks carried out by settlers in the occupied West Bank, illegal settlement expansion, and unilateral measures aimed at altering the status quo in occupied Jerusalem. Collectively, these practices constitute a systematic policy aimed at imposing facts on the ground by force, undermining the foundations of the two-state solution, and marginalizing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, in blatant violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
They also renewed their call on the international community, particularly the Security Council, to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and take practical and effective measures to compel Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and Security Council Resolution 2803, and to hold accountable those responsible for serious violations, thereby contributing to the protection of civilians, preserving the prospects for completing the implementation of the agreement, and achieving a permanent ceasefire.
In conclusion, the ministers emphasized their countries’ firm rejection of any attempts to annex occupied Palestinian land, impose Israeli sovereignty over it, or forcibly displace the brotherly Palestinian people. They reaffirmed that the only path to achieving just and comprehensive peace lies in launching a serious political process leading to the implementation of the two-state solution, which would guarantee the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
