Foreign ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries, along with the general secretaries of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council, issued a joint statement that strongly condemns the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the so -called “Greater Israel”, and considered it a serious underestimation of international law and a direct threat to Arab national security and regional and international peace.
List of signed countries
The statement included the signature of foreign ministers: Jordan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chad, Al -Qamar, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Emirates, Yemen, in addition to the general secretaries of Arab and Islamic organizations And the Gulf.
Rejection of the settlement plan in the “E1” area
The statement condemned the approval of the Israeli extremist minister in Salail Smotrich on the settlement plan in the “E1” region and his statements rejecting the establishment of the Palestinian state, considering this a flagrant violation of international law and an attack on the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967 with its occupied Jerusalem as its capital.
Warning against Israeli threats
The ministers have warned of the danger of Israeli policies that aim to include the Palestinian territories and the continued expansionist settlement approach in the West Bank, including the repeated incursions of Islamic and Christian holy sites, and the systematic and systematic destruction of refugee camps, considering that these practices fuel the conflict and undermine peace opportunities.
The position on the aggression on Gaza
The statement renewed the rejection and condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli aggression and the genocide in the Gaza Strip, and demanded that the ceasefire immediately and ensure the entry of humanitarian aid without conditions, and the lifting of the siege on the Strip, while emphasizing the refusal to displace the Palestinians under any pretext, and consider Gaza as an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories.
Call the international community to move
Foreign ministers called on the international community, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, led by the United States, to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and obligate Israel to stop its aggression against Gaza and the West Bank, provide international protection for the Palestinian people, enable it to establish an independent state and hold those responsible for the crimes committed.
