Türkiye and Seven Countries Condemn Israeli Calls to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Türkiye and seven Arab and Muslim-majority countries have issued a joint condemnation of calls to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, rejecting any plan they say would seize Palestinian land.

The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates criticized remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz. They strongly condemned proposals and mechanisms aimed at removing Palestinians from their homes by force.

The ministers said such provocative statements and proposals clearly violated international law, including international humanitarian law. They described them as a direct threat to the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

The countries said they rejected and condemned any attempt to displace Palestinians, whether within the occupied Palestinian territories or beyond them, under any pretext or justification. They warned that turning calls for forced displacement into official policy or concrete measures would have serious consequences.

They also said such actions would directly challenge international efforts to achieve peace, including US President Donald Trump’s Gaza Plan, which they said rejects forced displacement. The ministers warned that the proposals would seriously endanger hopes for stability in the region.

The statement reaffirmed that Gaza forms an inseparable part of the occupied Palestinian territories. It called for the territorial integrity of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to be preserved. The ministers said a fair and lasting peace required a two-state solution, with an independent Palestinian state established along the June 4, 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital.