Cairo: Eight Arab and Islamic countries called on Thursday for an end to Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, and for the launch of a serious political process leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This came in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the foreign ministers expressed their "strongest condemnation and denunciation of the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip," stressing that "these cannot be viewed in isolation from settler attacks in the occupied West Bank." They 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 conflict in Gaza."

They stated that the violations "undermine international and regional efforts aimed at implementing the second phase of the plan (peace in Gaza), reignite the cycle of escalation, and deepen the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip." The ministers emphasized their countries' "categorical rejection of any attempts to annex occupied Palestinian territory, impose Israeli sovereignty over it, or forcibly displace the Palestinian people."

They also affirmed that the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace is through launching a serious political process leading to the implementation of the two-state solution, guaranteeing the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The ministers reiterated their call upon the international community, particularly the Security Council, to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities and take practical and effective measures to compel Israel to fulfill its obligations under international law. They also renewed their call for holding those responsible for grave violations accountable, thereby contributing to the protection of civilians, preserving the prospects for the full implementation of the agreement, and achieving a permanent ceasefire.