US EditionMiddle East: Arab Nations Decry Israel's New Gaza City Plan
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 9 – Turkey and Egypt led an emergency Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting condemning Israel's Gaza City plan as a violation of international law, urging global action to halt it.
- On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged Muslim nations to unite against Israel's Security Cabinet-approved plan to seize Gaza City.
- Some 20 countries, including Egypt and Turkey, said it was a 'flagrant violation of international law' on Friday.
- Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers convened an emergency OIC meeting, with Abdelatty warning `What is happening today is a very dangerous development... not only for the Palestinian people or neighbouring countries`.
- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation urged the UN Security Council and world powers to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and take urgent action to stop Israel's Gaza City plan.
- Amid escalating tensions, mediating teams from Egypt, Qatar and the United States have worked to broker a ceasefire, while Israel denies a starvation policy and urges Hamas to surrender.
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Turkey says Muslim world must unite against Israel Gaza takeover
Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday after talks in Egypt. Regional powers Egypt and Turkey both condemned the plan on Friday. Ankara has said it marked a new phase in what it called Israel's genocidal and expansionist policies, while calling for global measures to stop the plan's implementation. Fidan said th…
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Some 20 countries called Israel's plan to seize Gaza City a "dangerous escalation." Meanwhile, the UK pledged millions more in relief supplies, saying it wants the Palestinian territory "flooded with aid." DW has more.
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Turkey says Muslim countries must be united against Israel's Gaza takeover plan
ANKARA (Reuters) -Muslim nations must work in total unison and work to mobilise the international community against Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday after talks in Egypt.Speaking at a joint press conference in El Alamein with his Egyptian counterpart after meeting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Fidan also said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation had been called to an e…
After a meeting with Egyptian officials, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday (August 9, 2025) that Muslim countries must act in unison to oppose Israel's plans to defeat Hamas and "end the war." He said it is crucial that the Islamic community and the international community take concrete measures to prevent the Israeli proposal from being implemented. Turkey and Egypt formally condemned Israel's intentions. Ankara called the p…
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