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المملكة: The Kingdom and 7 countries: The continuation of Israeli expansionist policies fuels violence and conflict


The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Turkey condemned in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli decisions and actions aimed at imposing illegitimate Israeli sovereignty and expanding settlement in the occupied West Bank, including attempts to annex it, considering this a blatant violation of international law and an assault on human rights. The signatory states warned of the danger of the continuation of Israeli expansionist policies and the illegal measures it is pursuing in the occupied West Bank, stressing that these policies lead to an escalation of violence and conflict and threaten the security and stability of the region.

The ministries expressed their absolute rejection of these measures, which constitute a clear violation of international law, undermine the two-state solution, and represent an attack on the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their own independent state. sovereignty over the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, stressing that these measures undermine international efforts aimed at achieving peace.

The statement stressed that all illegal Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank are null and void, and constitute a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 2334, which condemns all measures aimed at changing the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including In East Jerusalem, he also referred to the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice in 2024, which concluded the illegality of Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory, the necessity of ending the occupation and the invalidity of the annexation of Palestinian lands.

The signatory countries called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, and oblige Israel to stop its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank, and stop its provocative statements and actions.

The statement stressed that meeting rights The legitimate right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and establish their independent state, based on the two-state solution and in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, is the only way to achieve just and comprehensive peace and ensure security and stability in the region.

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