Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia,
Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt issued a joint statement strongly condemning
remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israeli
Defense Minister Israel Katz calling for the expulsion of Palestinians from the
Gaza Strip, including proposed plans and mechanisms to forcibly displace
residents. The ministers said the statements are incendiary, flagrantly violate
international law including international humanitarian law, constitute a direct
threat to Palestinians’ legal and inalienable rights, and reaffirmed that the
Gaza Strip is occupied Palestinian territory and an indivisible part of
Palestinian land whose unity must be preserved.
