West Bank
The two sides discussed the dangerous developments in the West Bank, with Abdelatty condemning Israel’s expansion of settlement activities, escalating settler violence, and violations in East Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said its paramedics are treating a 24-year-old man who was wounded in the stabbing.
Egypt reiterated its categorical rejection of any attempts to annex Palestinian territory, displace Palestinians or alter the legal and demographic status of the occupied territories.
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's opening of tenders for the construction of approximately 1,200 settlement units in the area known as "E1," east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, stressed the need to continue efforts to implement US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, warned that the project separates East Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings and undermines geographical contiguity between parts of the West Bank.
The foreign ministers of the eight countries condemned the ongoing Israeli violations, particularly the targeting of healthcare facilities and medical infrastructure, attacks on civilian infrastructure, and the continued loss of civilian lives, including women and children.
During a phone call on Wednesday, they renewed their categorical rejection of Israel's grave escalation in the West Bank, the Presidency said in a statement.
Egypt condemned and rejected all acts of violence and reprehensible practices committed by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian people. “These actions constitute a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention,” the statement read.
Egypt and Qatar on Saturday called for the resumption of negotiations between the United States and Iran, urging regional efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and return to diplomacy.
Egypt and seven other Arab and Islamic nations strongly condemned the continuous escalation of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Minister Abdelatty condemned the escalating pace of settlement activity and the continued Israeli violations in East Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Israeli media, citing police, reported that one suspect was apprehended, while security forces continue searching for a second suspect.
“You have the whole Trump peace plan based on mutual commitments and responsibilities from the two sides. So, we have to focus on that and we have to push for that,” Abdelatty said during an interview with CNN host Christiane Amanpour.
Abdelatty said Israeli attacks on Arab countries, including in Lebanon, as well as its assaults in the West Bank and Gaza are affecting these relations.
Asked by CNN host Christiane Amanpour about Israeli statements rejecting Palestinian statehood and threatening broader military action in the region, Abdelatty said “I can assure you it will not bring peace and stability and security for Israel.”
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar warned that the legislation marks “a dangerous escalation.”
Egypt condemns settler attacks in the northern West Bank, cites Resolution 2334, and urges protection and accountability.
Egypt, Arab and Islamic states condemn U.S. envoy remarks on Israeli control over occupied Arab lands, including West Bank.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Tuesday with Palestinian National Council President Rauhi Fattouh and PLO secretary Azzam al-Ahmad to coordinate on the escalating crises in Gaza and the West Bank.
