The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement on developments in the Gaza Strip, condemning Israel’s actions.
The statement described attacks on medical facilities and medical infrastructure, the continued targeting of civilian infrastructure and the ongoing civilian casualties, including women and children, as serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law. The ministers strongly condemned these violations.
Warning on the second phase of the Gaza Peace Plan
The ministers said that the continuation of the violations was contrary to international law and the Gaza Peace Plan. They stated that the continuation of the violations after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a roadmap, including restrictions on the weapons of Palestinian groups, had been accepted was undermining international and regional efforts toward the plan’s second phase.
The joint statement said that the current situation threatened the political process and increased the risk of a renewed escalation of the conflict and a further deterioration of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Safety of civilians and medical personnel
The ministers emphasized that protecting civilians and ensuring the safety of medical facilities, health services and personnel involved in humanitarian aid efforts were legal obligations. They said that humanitarian aid, medical supplies and emergency relief materials must be delivered immediately, safely and without obstruction to all parts of Gaza.
The statement said that the violations in Gaza could not be considered separately from attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank, the expansion of illegal settlements and actions aimed at unilaterally changing the existing status quo in occupied Jerusalem.
It said these actions were part of a systematic policy aimed at creating facts on the ground through the use of force. The statement noted that such steps weakened the foundations of a two-state solution and marginalized the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, while recalling that these activities clearly violated international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Call to the United Nations Security Council
The ministers called on the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, to assume its legal and moral responsibilities. They called for practical and effective measures to protect civilians, preserve hope for the full implementation of the agreement and secure a lasting ceasefire.
They also called on Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law and international humanitarian law, implement its responsibilities under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 and take steps to ensure that those responsible for serious violations are held accountable.
The joint statement categorically rejected all attempts to annex the occupied Palestinian territories, impose Israeli sovereignty over those territories and forcibly displace the Palestinian people.
The ministers reaffirmed that the only path to a just and comprehensive peace was the launch of a serious political process toward a two-state solution, including the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
