Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia issued a joint statement on Thursday, August 6, 2026, strongly condemning continuous Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip. The multi-nation diplomatic coalition expressed deep outrage over the persistent targeting of medical facilities, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the mounting casualties among women and children.
The ministers asserted that these ongoing actions constitute a grave breach of international humanitarian law and violate Israel’s legal obligations. The joint declaration emphasized that the continuous attacks directly undermine regional efforts to execute the second phase of the comprehensive peace roadmap recently announced by United States President Donald Trump.
Diplomatic Coalition Warns Israeli Escalation Threatens Disarmament Agreements and Political Tracks
According to the joint brief, the current military escalation threatens to completely derail the political track just after Palestinian factions formally accepted the comprehensive peace roadmap. Lawmakers noted that the agreed-upon framework explicitly couples a complete Israeli military withdrawal from the enclave with an audited restriction of factional weapons.
The ministers warned that persisting with unilateral operations risks reigniting an uncontrollable cycle of regional violence while severely deepening the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The eight nations reiterated that protecting civilians, safeguarding medical personnel, and ensuring the unhindered delivery of emergency relief supplies represent non-negotiable legal commitments under global statutes.
Sovereign States Reject Forced Displacement and Demand Independent Palestinian Border Realignment
The ministerial statement linked the ongoing destruction in Gaza directly to expanding settlement networks, unchecked settler violence, and unilateral structural adjustments inside the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The alliance categorized these actions as a systematic policy designed to impose a de facto reality by force and permanently dissolve the foundations of a two-state solution.
The coalition formally called upon the United Nations Security Council to assume its legal responsibilities by enforcing Resolution 2803 and holding violators accountable to preserve ceasefire opportunities. The eight Arab and Islamic nations concluded by completely rejecting any forced displacement of the Palestinian population, maintaining that permanent peace requires establishing an independent Palestinian state based on the historical 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
