The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Turkey, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar strongly condemned “the illegal Israeli decisions and measures aimed at imposing illegitimate Israeli sovereignty, entrenching settlement activity, and creating a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank, accelerating its illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people.”

The ministers warned of “the continuation of Israeli expansionist policies and illegal measures pursued by Israel in the occupied West Bank, which fuel violence and conflict in the region.”

They expressed their “absolute rejection of these illegal measures, which constitute a flagrant violation of international law, undermine the two-state solution, and represent an assault on the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent sovereign state on the lines of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. These measures also undermine ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.”

Palestinians in Gaza. (AFP)

They affirmed that “these illegal measures in the occupied West Bank are null and void, and constitute a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition and character of the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, as well as the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which concluded that Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, and its continued presence there, are illegal, and confirmed the need to end the Israeli occupation and the nullity of the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories.”

They renewed their call to the international community to “fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities and hold Israel accountable for halting its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank and the provocative statements of its officials.”

They emphasized that “fulfilling the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their state based on the two-state solution, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, is the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace that ensures security and stability in the region.”