The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar condemned what they described as Israel’s “illegal measures” aimed at asserting sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, reaffirming their rejection of any attempts to annex Palestinian land.
In a joint statement, the ministers said Israel’s actions seek to entrench settlements and impose a new legal and administrative reality in the West Bank, accelerating what they described as illegal annexation efforts and the displacement of Palestinians. They stressed that Israel holds no sovereignty over occupied Palestinian territory.
The ministers warned that expansionist policies in the West Bank risk fuelling further violence and undermining efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.
They said the measures constitute violations of international law, threaten the viability of the two-state solution, and infringe on the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The statement cited United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, as well as a 2024 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice, which found Israel’s continued presence in occupied Palestinian territory to be unlawful.
The ministers called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities by exerting pressure on Israel to halt escalation in the West Bank, reiterating that a two-state solution based on international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative remains the only path to a just and lasting peace.
