Cairo: The ministerial committee, mandated by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza, along with 23 countries, the Arab League, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, has voiced strong condemnation and categorical rejection of Israel’s intention to impose full military control over Gaza.
According to Nam News Network, the joint statement was released by the foreign ministries of several countries, including Egypt, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Mauritania, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Chad, Djibouti, Somalia, Türkiye, and Gambia. The statement described the Israeli intention as a dangerous escalation, a violation of international law, and an attempt to entrench the illegal occupation by force.
The statement warned that the Israeli course of action constitutes a continuation of grave violations, including killing, starvation, forced displacement, annexation of Palestinian land, and settler terrorism, which are crimes amounting to crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile, in a meeting in Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also affirmed their rejection of a military re-occupation of the Gaza Strip. They called for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, as stated by the Egyptian presidency.
Both sides emphasized the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages and captives, while rejecting the displacement of Palestinians.
Since the resumption of the international airdrop operation in late July, 11 countries have provided more than 1,100 aid packages to the Gaza Strip. Greece and Italy participated for the first time, cooperating with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, and the Netherlands.
While the Israeli regime rejects allegations of deliberately causing starvation, United Nations officials and experts argue that airdrops have little impact unless Israel opens land crossings to allow more aid and medical treatment for the malnourished.