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Pakistan, along with seven Muslim states, on Friday condemned Israel’s “continued illegal settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territory”, according to a joint statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO).
The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “unequivocally condemn Israel’s continued illegal settlement policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and categorically reject the ‘E1’ settlement plan and related settlement activities east of occupied East Jerusalem,” the joint statement added.
The foreign ministers further reiterated their condemnation of the “violations and acts of violence perpetrated by settlers, with the support of the Israeli occupying authorities, against the Palestinian people and their property,” it added.
According to the joint statement, the foreign ministers stressed that such acts in no way diminish the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, constitute violations of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, and pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
