February 10, 2026 | 10:30 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono, strongly condemns Israel's decision to impose unlawful Israeli sovereignty in the occupied West Bank, Palestine, calling it an "accelerating attemps" at illegal annexation.
The statement was made by Minister Sugiono in a joint statement with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, as published by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on social media platform X on Monday, as reported by Antara.
"[The foreign ministers] condemned in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli decisions and measures aimed at imposing unlawful Israeli sovereignty, entrenching settlement activity, and enforcing a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank," reads the joint statement.
"[Israel is] accelerating attempts at its illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people. [The ministers] reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory," the statement adds.
The foreign ministers of the majority Muslim countries also warn of the continued dangers of Israel's expansionist policies and illegal actions in the occupied West Bank, which could trigger violence and conflict in the region.
"The Ministers expressed their absolute rejection of these illegal actions, which constitute a blatant violation of international law, undermine the two-state solution," the statemed adds.
The eight countries also affirm that Israel's attacks constitute an "assault on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people" to establish an independent and sovereign state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with occupied Jerusalem as its capital.
"Such actions also undermine the ongoing efforts for peace and stability in the region," the ministers stated.
The ministers emphasize that Israel's illegal policies in the West Bank are "null and void" and violate UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at changing the demographic composition, character, and status of the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
The ministers also refer to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2024, which stated that Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories and its continued presence are illegal. The ICJ reaffirms the need to end Israel's occupation and declares the invalidity of the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories.
They reiterate calls to the international community to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities and urge Israel to stop the dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank and the provocative statements of its officials.
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