Türkiye and seven other countries have expressed a strong joint condemnation of the Israeli military operations against healthcare facilities, medical infrastructure and civilian targets in the Gaza Strip. The coalition condemned the attacks as “flagrant violations of international law,” which it said seriously undermine the quest to implement a regional peace plan.

The joint declaration was signed by the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. The diplomats condemned the “ongoing violations” in the Gaza Strip and strongly condemned the “mass civilian deaths” suffered by women and children in Gaza due to the strikes.

The ministers said the military incursion is “a blatant violation of international law and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. The strikes are a blow to efforts to bring about the second phase of the peace roadmap, which was announced last week by the White House and U.S. President Donald Trump and accepted by Palestinian factions, they warned.

The coalition highlighted the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid across Gaza and the protection of civilians and medical facilities are equally stringent legal obligations under international humanitarian law.

Demands for Accountability and a Two-State Solution

The joint statement clearly connected the violence in Gaza with attacks against illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The UAE and its allies also denounced “the ongoing settlement expansion” by Israel and “unilateral measures” to change the status quo in the occupied East Jerusalem.

The integrated practices, as the ministers put it, are the systematic policy aimed at creating a reality by force. They believe this method, in fact, challenges the very basis of a two-state solution and ignores the right of the Palestinian people.

The coalition called on the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to take up its legal and moral obligations. They urged concrete action to ensure Israel fulfills its international obligations and UN Security Council Resolution 2803, calling for the Israelis to be held accountable for grave breaches in order to achieve a lasting ceasefire.

For the last, the ministers outright condemned any efforts to annex occupied Palestinian territories or forcibly remove Palestinian people. They reiterated the need for a two-state solution that secures peace in the region, and confirmed that Jerusalem with its pre-1967 borders would be the capital of a future Palestinian state.