By Chibuike Nwabuko
QATAR (PRECISE POST) – The Foreign Ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye have strongly condemned recent statements by Israeli officials advocating the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement released on Sunday on the official X handle of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministers specifically condemned remarks attributed to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz concerning the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, including proposals for plans and mechanisms to forcibly remove them from their land.
The ministers described the statements and proposals as inflammatory, warning that they flagrantly violate principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, while posing a direct threat to the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
They reaffirmed their unequivocal rejection of any attempt or plan to displace Palestinians, whether within or outside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, regardless of the justification advanced.
According to the ministers, turning calls for forced displacement into official policy or concrete measures to uproot Palestinians would have grave consequences and constitute a direct challenge to international peace efforts.
They said such actions could undermine prospects for regional stability and efforts to achieve peace, including US President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which they noted unequivocally rejects forced displacement.
The foreign ministers stressed that Gaza remains an integral part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and called for the preservation of the territorial unity of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
They reiterated their position that a just and lasting peace can only be achieved through implementation of the two-State solution, with the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.
The ministers also called on the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, to assume its responsibilities by firmly confronting any attempts to impose a new demographic or geographic reality in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
They urged the international community to ensure strict respect for international law and reaffirmed their continued support for Palestinians remaining on their land.
The ministers further rejected what they described as attempts to erase the Palestinian cause or undermine the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
