The Arab Parliament welcomes the announcement by five countries to impose sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.

Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Yamahi expressed his strong welcome of the decision by Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Canada to impose sanctions on Israeli government ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, citing their hostile stances and extremist racist incitement against the Palestinian people, as well as their direct involvement in colonial policies and escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament considered this step a significant development in holding the leaders of the occupation accountable for their ongoing crimes and violations against the Palestinian people, as well as their violation of international law and UN resolutions. He called on other countries to take similar steps against the occupation, strengthening the isolation of these extremist figures, limiting impunity, and working to protect the two-state solution.

He also called for a ban on arms supplies to the occupation and full recognition of the Palestinian state.

Al-Yamahi condemned the blatant attack perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces against the ship "Madeleine" and the kidnapping of those on board, while it was attempting to break the unjust blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. This constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, the hostile nature of the occupation, and its ongoing attempts to strangle the Palestinian people under siege in Gaza. He considered this an extension of the organized terrorism practiced by the occupation, calling for the immediate release of international activists and the provision of protection for all humanitarian workers.

Al-Yamahi affirmed the Arab Parliament's full support for all peaceful and humanitarian initiatives aimed at breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to take urgent action to protect all humanitarian initiatives and hold the occupation accountable for its repeated violations. He also stressed the need to allow sufficient and sustainable access for urgent relief and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. He reiterated the Arab Parliament's firm position in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among which is the establishment of an independent, sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.