Islamabad: Eight Islamic countries have strongly condemned and denounced the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the targeting of healthcare facilities and medical infrastructure.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Trkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates expressed their condemnation in a joint statement today. They also denounced the attacks on civilian infrastructure and the continued loss of civilian lives, including women and children, in grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law.
The Ministers affirmed that the continuation of these violations constitutes a clear breach of Israel's obligations under international law and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. They stressed that the protection of civilians, the safeguarding of medical facilities and personnel working in the health and humanitarian sectors, and ensuring the immediate, safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance, medical supplies, and relief aid throughout the Gaza Strip constitute legal obligations that must not be compromised or diminished under any circumstances.
The Ministers further affirmed that the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip cannot be viewed in isolation from the attacks carried out by settlers in the Occupied West Bank, the unlawful expansion of settlements, and the unilateral measures aimed at altering the "status quo in Occupied Jerusalem." Taken together, these practices constitute a systematic policy aimed at imposing a fait accompli by force, undermining the foundations of the two-State solution, and marginalizing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, in flagrant violation of international law and the relevant UN resolutions.
The Ministers also called on the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, to take practical and effective measures to compel Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and UN Security Council Resolution 2803, and to hold those responsible for grave violations accountable in a manner that contributes to protecting civilians, preserving the prospects for completing the implementation of the agreement, and achieving a permanent ceasefire.
They further stressed their categorical rejection of any attempts to annex the Occupied Palestinian Territory, impose Israeli sovereignty over it, or forcibly displace the brotherly Palestinian people. The Ministers affirmed that the only path to achieving a just and comprehensive peace is the launch of a serious political process leading to the implementation of the two-State solution, including the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State based on the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.