This came in a joint statement issued on Thursday, which condemned the recent attacks targeting the Grand Mosque in the village of Jaljilia and the Al-Farouq Mosque in the village of Mazra’a al-Nubani, north of Ramallah, stressing that these attacks represent a clear violation of the sanctity of places of worship and religious sites, and of international law, including international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
The ministers affirmed their absolute rejection of settler attacks and unilateral and illegal Israeli measures in the occupied Palestinian territories, considering that they fuel violence and extremism and undermine international efforts to achieve peace.
The statement called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, and to compel Israel to halt its escalation in the occupied West Bank, end its illegal practices, stop settler violence, hold those responsible for these violations accountable, and ensure that they do not escape punishment.
The ministers also renewed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and their support for their legitimate and inalienable national rights, foremost among them their right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent and sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The statement also affirmed support for all efforts aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, in accordance with international law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
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