ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Eight Islamic countries, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, have strongly condemned the statement by Israeli National Security Minister Israel Katz calling for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, warning that such an attempt would have serious consequences.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a joint statement on behalf of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, in which they condemned the plans and proposals for the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from their own land and said that such malicious statements are a violation of international law and a threat to the rights of the Palestinian people.
The joint statement said that such provocative statements and plans are a clear violation of the principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, and pose a direct threat to the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
The foreign ministers of eight Muslim countries, including Pakistan, reiterated their determination in a joint statement, saying that they completely reject and condemn any attempt or plan to expel the Palestinians, whether it is internal to the occupied Palestinian Authority or external, as it is condemnable in any case.
They warned that making statements about the forced expulsion of the Palestinians as official policy or practical efforts to expel the Palestinians will have serious consequences in the region.
The joint statement said that such actions would directly threaten all international efforts to achieve peace, including US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, in which forced expulsion has been clearly rejected.
The foreign ministers stressed that Gaza is a complete and indivisible part of occupied Palestine and demanded that the protection of Palestinian unity be ensured throughout Gaza and in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Muslim countries reiterated their support for the two-state solution for Palestine and said that the only way to lasting peace is a two-state solution, which requires the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.
The joint statement called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to prevent attempts to establish new settlements or geographical situations in the occupied Palestinian territories and ensure compliance with international law.
Major Islamic countries, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, reiterated their support for the Palestinians to regain their homeland and rejected attempts to eliminate the Palestinians or usurp the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
