Joint statement warns removal plans would risk undermining regional stability, violate international law<\/p>\n
Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. \u2014 REUTERS <\/p>\n
The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday warned that any move to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip would undermine regional stability, as they condemned proposals by senior Israeli ministers<\/a> to remove Palestinians from their land.<\/p>\n The joint statement followed separate calls by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a> for the removal of Palestinians\u00a0from Gaza. Katz said there was \u201cno real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration\u201d and that Israel was prepared to move Palestinians \u201cby sea, by air, by every way possible.\u201d Meanwhile, Ben-Gvir proposed a seven-year plan for what he described as \u201cvoluntary emigration\u201d and called for a dedicated government ministry for emigration.<\/p>\n In a joint statement shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign ministers strongly condemned the remarks by Katz and Ben-Gvir.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd0aPR No.2\ufe0f\u20e33\ufe0f\u20e35\ufe0f\u20e3\/2\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e32\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar. Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and the United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd17\u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/ZIFAKgiXCR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) September 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n \u201cSuch inflammatory statements and proposals flagrantly violate principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, and pose a direct threat to the legitimate and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,\u201d the joint statement said.<\/p>\n The ministers reaffirmed their \u201cunequivocal rejection and condemnation\u201d of attempts or plans to displace Palestinians, whether within or outside the occupied Palestinian territory<\/a>, under any pretext.<\/p>\n \u201cThey warn against the grave consequences of turning calls for forced displacement into declared policy or concrete measures aimed at uprooting Palestinians from their land,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n The ministers said such actions would constitute a \u201cdirect challenge to international efforts aimed at achieving peace,\u201c particularly United States President Donald Trump\u2019s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict<\/a>, which included an unequivocal rejection of forced displacement.<\/p>\n They warned that such moves would \u201cgravely risk undermining prospects for stability in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n The ministers also stressed that \u201cthe Gaza Strip is an integral part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,\u201c\u00a0underscoring “the imperative of preserving the unity of the Palestinian territory in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n Read: <\/a><\/strong>Netanyahu-backed Israeli officials obstructing Trump\u2019s Gaza plan: report<\/a><\/p>\n Further, the ministers noted that a two-state solution remained the only route to a just and lasting peace, with an independent Palestinian state established along the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international legitimacy resolutions.<\/p>\n The eight countries called on the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, to fulfil its responsibilities by confronting attempts to impose a \u201cnew demographic or geographic reality\u201d in the occupied Palestinian territory and ensuring respect for international law.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ministers reaffirm their continued full support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land and their rejection of all attempts aimed at erasing the Palestinian cause or undermining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n