The Republic of Türkiye, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of
Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Djibouti, the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, Republic of The Gambia, the
State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the State of
Libya, Malaysia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation, condemn in the strongest terms the approval of Israeli Knesset
of two draft laws aiming to impose a so called “Israeli sovereignty” over
the occupied West Bank, and on Israeli illegal colonial settlements as a
blatant violation of international law, and of United Nations Security
Council resolutions particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli
measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and
status of the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, including East
Jerusalem — in addition to the advisory opinion of the International Court
of Justice, which affirmed the illegality of the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian land and the invalidity of settlement construction and
annexation measures in the occupied West Bank. They reaffirm that Israel has
no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory.
On the other hand, they welcome the Advisory Opinion of the International
Court of Justice of 22 October 2025 on Israel’s Obligations in and in
relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in which the Court
reaffirmed Israel’s obligation under international humanitarian law to
ensure that the population of the OPT, including Gaza, has the essential
supplies of daily life, and to agree to and facilitate by all means at its
disposal relief schemes on behalf of the population, including through the
United Nations and its entities, particularly the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The Court confirmed Israel’s obligation to respect the prohibition on the
use of starvation, recalling Israel’s blocking of aid into the Gaza Strip
and reaffirmed the prohibition of mass forcible transfer and deportation,
recalling that this also includes inflicting conditions of life that are
intolerable. The court further reaffirmed the Palestinian people’s right to
self-determination and independent statehood, recalling that Israel’s
territorial claim over East Jerusalem has been declared “null and void” by
the Security Council, which includes the “Law to Cease UNRWA Operations in
the Territory of the State of Israel”, which purports to apply to East
Jerusalem.
They warn against the continuation of Israel’s unilateral and illegal
policies and practices and call on the international community to shoulder
its legal and moral responsibilities and to compel Israel to cease its
dangerous escalation and unlawful measures in the occupied Palestinian
territory, and to uphold the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to
establish their independent and sovereign state on the lines of June 4,
1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital as the only path toward achieving a
just and comprehensive peace that ensures security and stability in the
region.