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Doha joint condemnation
Foreign ministers of eight Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint statement in Doha condemning “ongoing Israeli violations” in Gaza and warning that the violations “threaten to derail the political process, fuel a new cycle of escalation, and deepen the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.”
“threaten to derail the political process, fuel a new cycle of escalation”
The statement said the ministers—Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia and Jordan—stressed “the need to protect civilians and ensure the immediate, safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, medical supplies, and relief assistance throughout Gaza.”
The ministers framed the violations as a breach of Israel’s obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, and said they represent “a clear violation of the comprehensive plan to end the war on Gaza.”
The Arab Weekly also linked the statement to developments in the enclave that contradicted US President Donald Trump’s optimism after he announced “a major milestone” toward implementing the Gaza peace plan agreed to in October, saying Hamas would disarm and Israel would withdraw in phases.
In the same period, the Arab Weekly reported that Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday, killing at least 18 Palestinians, and that Israel’s defence minister said Israeli troops in Gaza would not move out before Hamas disarms and its tunnels are destroyed.
Health and infrastructure focus
Shafaq News said the eight foreign ministers condemned ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, “particularly the targeting of health facilities,” attacks on civilian infrastructure, and continued civilian casualties including women and children.
In the same Shafaq News account, the ministers warned that the continuation of these violations “represents a clear breach of Israel's obligations under international law” and the comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
Al Jazeera reported that the eight countries issued a joint statement expressing their “strongest condemnation and denunciation” of ongoing Israeli violations, reserving their strongest condemnation for “the targeting of healthcare facilities and medical infrastructure.”
Al Jazeera added that the ministers said the deliberate targeting of hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel amounted to a “grave” breach of international humanitarian law, while Hamas welcomed the statement and urged signatories and the United States administration to act immediately to stop Israel from “sabotaging the agreement.”
Al Jazeera also reported that Gaza’s health system remained close to collapse despite the “ceasefire,” with only about half of the enclave’s 36 hospitals partially functional.
Ceasefire plan at risk
The National said the foreign ministers warned that the continued violations threatened efforts to implement the second phase of the internationally backed plan to end the war, and they said the attacks violated international law.
“threatened efforts to implement the second phase”
The National reported that at least 1,230 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in Israeli strikes since the Gaza peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump was agreed in October, and it said four Israeli soldiers were killed over the same period according to Israeli authorities.
In Al Jazeera’s account, the ministers linked the violations to settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, accelerating settlement expansion and unilateral measures in occupied Jerusalem, calling it “a systematic policy aimed at imposing a fait accompli by force.”
Al Jazeera also quoted the Government Media Office in Gaza saying it had recorded 4,091 ceasefire violations over 300 days, killing more than 1,254 Palestinians and wounding 4,121, and it said UNICEF reported at least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since the “ceasefire” came into effect.
Across the joint statement coverage, the ministers reiterated their categorical rejection of any attempts to annex occupied Palestinian territory, impose Israeli sovereignty over it, or forcibly displace the Palestinian people, and they said the only path to peace required a political process leading to an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
