An Arab and Islamic ministerial committee rejects the plan to reoccupy the Gaza Strip.

The ministerial committee tasked by the extraordinary Arab Islamic summit regarding developments in the Gaza Strip, which includes 23 countries, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, expressed today, Saturday, its rejection of Tel Aviv's announcement of its intention to fully reoccupy the strip.

The committee stated in a joint statement published by the foreign ministries of several countries: "We strongly condemn and categorically reject Israel's announcement of its intention to impose complete military control over the Gaza Strip," considering that "this announcement constitutes a dangerous and unacceptable escalation, a violation of international law, and an attempt to entrench illegal occupation and impose a fait accompli by force that contradicts relevant international legitimacy resolutions."

It continued: "This declared approach by Israel comes as a continuation of its grave violations based on killing, starvation, attempts at forced displacement, annexation of Palestinian land, and settler terrorism."

It added that these "crimes may amount to crimes against humanity, as they undermine any opportunity for achieving peace, undermine regional and international efforts aimed at calming tensions and ending the conflict, and exacerbate serious violations against the Palestinian people, who have faced for 22 months, aggression and a comprehensive siege that has affected all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip and serious violations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem."

The statement held "the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the crimes of genocide and the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe witnessed in the Gaza Strip," calling on "the international community, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities, and to take urgent action to stop the aggressive Israeli policies aimed at undermining opportunities for achieving a just and lasting peace and eliminating the prospects for implementing the two-state solution and achieving just and comprehensive peace."

The statement also called for "immediate accountability for all violations committed by Israel against international law and international humanitarian law, including those that amount to genocide."

On Friday morning, the Israeli government approved a gradual plan presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully occupy the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians from the north to the south.

The plan begins with the occupation of Gaza City, by displacing its population of about one million to the south, then surrounding the city and conducting incursions into residential areas, followed by a second phase that includes the occupation of refugee camps in the central strip that Tel Aviv has destroyed large parts of.

The statement emphasized "the necessity of an immediate and comprehensive cessation of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, and stopping the ongoing violations committed by the occupation forces against civilians and infrastructure in the strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem."

The statement demanded Israel "as the occupying power, to allow the urgent and unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including sufficient food, medicine, and fuel, and to ensure the freedom of operation for relief agencies and international humanitarian organizations in accordance with international humanitarian law and applicable international humanitarian standards."

The statement affirmed "support for efforts aimed at a ceasefire, made by both the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, and the United States of America, to reach an agreement for the exchange of prisoners and hostages (Israelis held by Palestinian factions in Gaza), as a fundamental humanitarian entry point to de-escalate tensions, alleviate suffering, and end the Israeli aggression."

On July 24, Israel withdrew from indirect negotiations with "Hamas" in Doha, after Tel Aviv's obstinacy regarding withdrawal from Gaza, ending the genocide, Palestinian prisoners, and the mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 50 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, of whom 20 are alive, while more than 10,800 Palestinians are imprisoned in its jails suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, which has led to the deaths of many of them, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

The ministerial committee's statement also emphasized "the necessity of immediately starting to implement the Arab Islamic plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and calling for effective participation in the reconstruction conference for Gaza scheduled to be held in Cairo soon."

In March, both the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation adopted a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing Palestinians from it, which will take five years to implement and cost about $53 billion.

However, Israel and the United States rejected the plan, insisting on President Donald Trump's scheme to displace Gazan Palestinians to neighboring countries like Egypt and Jordan, which both countries rejected, joined by other Arab countries and regional and international organizations.

The statement expressed "rejection and condemnation of any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and we emphasize the necessity of preserving the existing legal and historical