Foreign ministers from Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia expressed deep concern over the continued humanitarian suffering in Gaza, calling on Israel to immediately fulfill its outstanding commitments under the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan.
This came during their meeting in New York on Monday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The ministers stressed the need to ensure the immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance and early recovery supplies, as well as the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure. They also underscored the imperative of preserving the ceasefire and ending all violations.
The ministers stressed that the roadmap forms an integral part of the Comprehensive Plan and provides the framework for implementing its second phase. This includes decommissioning alongside a full Israeli withdrawal, deploying the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), enabling the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) to assume its responsibilities across the Gaza Strip, and launching early recovery and reconstruction efforts.
They called on all parties to fulfil their respective commitments in good faith and without delay.
The ministers reiterated their categorical rejection of any measures aimed at expelling or forcibly displacing the Palestinian people from their homeland, or altering the territorial or demographic character of the Occupied Palestinian territory.
They also condemned measures aimed at consolidating Israeli control and annexation, including the expansion of settlements, land confiscation, the demolition of Palestinian homes, settler violence and terrorism, and forced displacement.
The ministers further expressed grave concern over measures that undermine the historical and legal status quo governing Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
They welcomed recent measures taken by the United Kingdom, as well as broader national and European efforts, in response to illegal Israeli settlement activity, including steps to halt trade with illegal Israeli settlements. They called for further effective measures to halt settlement expansion and ensure accountability for settler violence.
The ministers stressed that Gaza must remain an integral part of the Palestinian territory and reaffirmed that implementation of the Comprehensive Plan must contribute to the reunification of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
They also said the process should pave the way towards a credible and irreversible exercise of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and the establishment of a sovereign, viable and independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, through implementation of the two-state solution.
The ministers commended US President Donald J. Trump’s leadership and underscored the indispensable role of the United States in ensuring the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan.
They called for sustained and active US engagement to ensure that all parties, including Israel, fulfil their commitments and obligations and to help overcome obstacles to implementing the roadmap.
They stressed that tangible progress on the ground would strengthen the credibility of the Board of Peace and the authority of the plan, while creating much-needed momentum for its implementation.
The ministers reaffirmed their readiness to continue working collectively with the United States, the Board of Peace, the Palestinian Authority and all relevant parties to advance the full implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and its roadmap.
They said their efforts would focus on alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people, supporting their right to self-determination and independent statehood, and achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region.
