Türkiye and seven other countries on Sunday condemned Israel’s rejection of a roadmap for completing the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict, saying the move jeopardises efforts to achieve lasting peace.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates condemned Israel’s declared rejection of the roadmap, as well as its rejection of Palestinian statehood.
The ministers said the positions amount to “a direct repudiation” of Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803.
They said Israel’s rejection jeopardises the plan’s implementation and “fundamentally undermines the collective efforts undertaken to achieve a just and lasting peace”.
“Such rejection confirms that Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” they added.
The ministers said the roadmap, which has been accepted by Palestinian factions, was the result of extensive efforts by mediators, including Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye and the US, alongside the High Representative of Gaza and the Board of Peace.
They described it as a key step towards the decommissioning of weapons alongside the withdrawal of Israeli forces, deployment of the International Stabilization Force, transfer of administrative authority to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, and reconstruction of the enclave.
Call for sustained US engagement