Türkiye joins eight-nation condemnation of Israeli ministers' Gaza expulsion plans

The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates jointly condemned "in the strongest terms" plans by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza. The statement warned the proposals "flagrantly violate" international law and threaten a US-backed peace plan for the territory. The eight nations reaffirmed that a two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital, remains the only path to lasting peace.

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