Arab and Muslim states condemn Israel’s ceasefire breaches after deadly Gaza strikes

Foreign ministers from Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have “strongly condemned” Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire in Gaza, saying the breaches have killed and wounded “more than a thousand” Palestinians.

In a joint statement published on X on Sunday, the ministers warned that Israel’s actions risk “escalating tensions and undermining efforts aimed at consolidating calm and restoring stability”.

“The ministers consider that these repeated violations constitute a direct threat to the political process and hinder ongoing efforts to create appropriate conditions for transitioning to a more stable phase in the Gaza Strip, both in terms of security and humanitarian conditions,” the statement said.

The officials urged both Israel and Hamas to uphold their responsibilities and “exercise the utmost restraint”, while pushing for “a just and lasting peace grounded in the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood in accordance with international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the Arab peace initiative”.

The statement came after Israel attacked Gaza again on Saturday in some of its heaviest air strikes since the October ceasefire, killing more than 30 people, Palestinian health officials said.

Among the dead were three girls from the same family. The strikes hit homes, tents sheltering displaced people and a police station, the officials said.

Footage from Gaza City showed blown-out apartment walls, blackened concrete and debris strewn through the wreckage and across the street.

Israel’s military said it responded to a breach of the ceasefire the previous day, a familiar justification used to rationalise attacks on Gaza's civilians and deepen the humanitarian collapse in the besigied Strip.

Israel is set to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday under a US-backed plan advanced by President Donald Trump.

Since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025, Israeli strikes have killed more than 500 people, according to local health officials.