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- They condemn uprooting of population through military campaign in Gaza, use of siege and starvation as methods of war, and deliberate targeting of civilians
- Israeli actions in West Bank, including settlement expansions, settler violence, demolitions and land confiscations, are flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, they add
RIYADH: The Foreign Ministers of the Arab-Organization of Islamic Cooperation Committee on Gaza on Monday rejected all statements made by Israeli authorities about displacement, under any pretext, of the Palestinian people from their territories, which have been occupied since 1967.
The ministers condemned Israel’s policy of uprooting Palestinians through military operations in Gaza, the use of siege and starvation as methods of war, and the deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. They warned that such practices risk prolonging and widening the conflict, thereby posing “a direct threat to regional and international peace and security.”
The ministers also denounced Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank, including settlement expansions, settler violence, home demolitions and land confiscations, describing them as flagrant violations of international humanitarian law. They said those responsible for such actions should be held accountable for crimes that could amount to ethnic cleansing and genocide.
They reiterated their call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and demanded that Israel lift restrictions on humanitarian access via all routes and border crossings.
They also urged the international community to back the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza in support of state-building efforts.
Israel’s practices contravene international law, the UN Charter and the rules-based international order, the ministers added. They called on the UN Security Council to protect Palestinians, guarantee their right to remain in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to end Israel’s “illegal occupation.”
The establishment of a Palestinian state, based on the June 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, remains the only viable solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians consistent with human rights, the right to self-determination, and international resolutions, they said.