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Sunday, August 16, 2026
Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, others blame Israel for thwarting Gaza peace plan
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Five Arab countries together with Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia on Sunday condemn Israel’s rejection of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza.
In a joint statement, the countries including Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, say the rejection threatens Trump’s intensified efforts to end war in Gaza.
“Israel bears responsibility for disrupting peace efforts in Gaza and the Palestinian territories,” the statement reads.
“These positions amount to a direct repudiation of the Comprehensive Plan, jeopardize its implementation, and fundamentally undermine the collective efforts undertaken to achieve a just and lasting peace,” the statement adds.
Israel’s rejection of the plan — announced last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — “directly threatens to derail the extensive efforts exerted by US President Trump to bring an end to the war in Gaza and establish the conditions for lasting peace.”
The countries call for “sustained and active US engagement to ensure and enforce Israel’s full compliance with the commitments and arrangements envisaged under the Comprehensive Plan and its Road Map, and to prevent further obstruction of their implementation.”
Israel therefore bears “direct and full responsibility for any consequences resulting from its continued rejection, obstruction, delay or non-compliance, including any resulting deterioration of the situation on the ground and disruption of ending the war in Gaza.”
“The ministers further call upon the Board of Peace, with the active support and engagement of the United States, to take immediate and concrete measures within its mandate to uphold the integrity of the Comprehensive Plan and prevent any party from obstructing its implementation,” the statement adds.
The Times of Israel Community.