Muslim World League condemns Israeli statements on relocating Palestinians from Gaza
The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz regarding the relocation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. According to the organization, they concern, in particular, proposed plans and mechanisms aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from their land.
Position of the Muslim World League
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, called these statements unacceptable. According to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said they were made amid Israel's violations of international and humanitarian laws and norms in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as the undermining of peace efforts.
Al-Issa stressed that the international community must fulfill its legal and moral obligations to immediately stop Israeli violations and attempts to impose a new demographic or geographical reality in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Support for the ministers' statement
The head of the league also expressed support for the statement by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt. He reaffirmed solidarity with Palestinians and support for their rights, including the right to establish an independent Palestinian state in accordance with the two-state principle and international resolutions.
According to the publication, on Thursday Ben-Gvir and Katz outlined a seven-year plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Ben-Gvir described it as voluntary emigration.
