Islamabad: Eight Arab and Islamic countries, including Pakistan, have condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Trkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement condemning the recent attacks on the Grand Mosque in the village of Jiljilya and the Al-Farouq Mosque in the village of Mazar'a al-Nubani, north of Ramallah. They emphasized that these attacks violate the sanctity of places of worship and religious sites, international law, including international humanitarian law, and relevant United Nations resolutions.

The Ministers expressed their strong disapproval of the attacks by Israeli settlers and the ongoing illegal Israeli measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which they believe fuel instability, violence, and extremism, undermining international efforts to achieve peace. They hold Israel, the occupying Power, accountable for these attacks.

They reiterated their call for the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities and compel Israel to halt its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank, end its illegal practices, stop settler violence, hold the perpetrators of these crimes accountable, and ensure they do not enjoy impunity.

The Foreign Ministers reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their steadfast support for the realization of their legitimate national rights, especially their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State on the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

They further affirmed their support for efforts aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution in accordance with international law, relevant United Nations resolutions, and the Arab Peace Initiative.