By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim countries have strongly condemned Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire in Gaza.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar expressed deep concern over Israel’s actions. They criticized what they described as illegal Israeli decisions and measures aimed at imposing unlawful sovereignty, entrenching settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
The ministers reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty over the Palestinian territories. They warned that the Israeli government’s continued expansionist policies and illegal measures in the West Bank fuel violence and conflict across the region. The ministers expressed their outright rejection of these actions, calling them a clear violation of international law.
They said such measures undermine the two-state solution and assault the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent and sovereign state along the 4 June 1967 lines, with Jerusalem as its capital. They added that these actions also jeopardize ongoing efforts to secure peace and stability in the region.
The statement affirmed that the illegal measures in the West Bank are null and void, violating UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli steps intended to alter the demographic composition, character, or status of Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
The ministers also referred to the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which found that Israel’s policies and continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal. The opinion underscored the necessity of ending the occupation and confirmed the nullity of Israel’s annexation of Palestinian lands.
