Foreign ministers from 31 Arab and Islamic nations, joined by the Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have issued a rare unified condemnation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s "Greater Israel" vision, calling it a "blatant violation of international law" and "direct threat to Arab national security". The joint statement, endorsed by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other key states, warns the expansionist policy risks regional explosion by undermining Palestinian self-determination and violating UN resolutions on territorial sovereignty.
Israeli forces have killed at least 46 Palestinians at aid distribution points since August began, according to the UN Human Rights Office. The latest strikes in Nuseirat refugee camp killed 10 civilians early Friday, including four children as families sought food deliveries. Between May 27 and August 13, 1,760 Palestinians were slaughtered while attempting to access life-sustaining supplies through the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) system, which the UN calls "slaughter masquerading as aid". Hospitals report medical staff collapsing from malnutrition while treating starvation-related trauma victims.
Netanyahu’s territorial claims extend a decades-long pattern of ethnic cleansing documented since 1948, when Zionist militias expelled 700,000 Palestinians and massacred civilians in villages like Deir Yassin and Al-Dawayima. Modern Israeli forces replicate these tactics: the current genocide has killed 61,776 Palestinians, over 70% women and children with 154,906 wounded since October 2023. The OIC’s June resolution explicitly links this violence to Israel’s founding ideology, noting "colonial settlement annexation... constitutes war crimes under international law".
The International Criminal Court maintains active arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. South Africa’s genocide case at the International Court of Justice has gained traction following the ICJ’s July 2024 advisory opinion declaring Israel’s occupation illegal and demanding its immediate end. UN investigators confirm Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war, blocking sufficient aid despite warehouses overflowing at Gaza’s borders.
While condemning Israeli aggression, an Arab League declaration last month unexpectedly demanded Hamas "hand over its weapons" to the Palestinian Authority, a condition for statehood recognition that Qatar and regional allies historically resisted. Hamas rejected the ultimatum, insisting "resistance is legitimate under occupation". This friction complicates diplomatic efforts as Netanyahu exploits divisions to advance annexation of the West Bank’s E1 corridor, which would sever Palestine territorially.