Nine Countries Condemn Israel Over Gaza Plan Rejection
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- Nine countries — Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia — issued a joint statement on Sunday condemning Israel's rejection of Trump's Gaza peace plan.
- The statement warned that Israel's rejection could undermine Trump's intensified efforts to bring the conflict in Gaza to an end.
- Five Arab states (Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) joined Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia in formally opposing Israel's position on the proposed plan.
- The countries collectively backed continued diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and put their opposition to Israel's rejection on record.
Why it matters: The joint statement from a coalition spanning five Arab states plus Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia frames Israel's rejection as a threat to Trump's renewed push to end the Gaza war — creating diplomatic pressure on Israel while publicly endorsing the US-led peace track and complicating Washington's strategy, which now requires Israeli buy-in to succeed.
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