The foreign ministries of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt condemned Israel’s rejection of the Gaza Board of Peace’s (BoP) 15-point roadmap for implementing US President Donald Trump’s peace plan in a joint statement released on Sunday.
In the statement, the countries accused Israel of undermining efforts to fully end the war with Hamas in Gaza and derailing Trump’s push to cement conditions necessary for long-lasting peace.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the proposed plan on August 9 during a cabinet meeting, stating that “the IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.”
The BoP’s plan, detailed by BoP head Nickolay Mladenov in May, outlined that Hamas disarmament and IDF withdrawal would occur in stages, continuing as progress is verified.
The joint statement emphasized that Hamas’s acceptance of the plan was a “vital milestone” in the Palestinian terrorist group’s disarmament, a move that Hamas has previously refused to engage in.
The foreign ministers called for the US to “enforce Israel’s full compliance with the commitments and arrangements envisaged under the Comprehensive Plan,” despite Netanyahu’s rejection.
This is a developing story.