Geopolitics · Monday, 17 August 2026
Eight states, Türkiye among them, condemn Israel's rejection of the Gaza roadmap
The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt say in a joint statement that Israel's rejection of a fifteen-point roadmap "amounts to a direct repudiation of the Comprehensive Plan" and that responsibility for obstructing the peace effort now rests with Israel. The roadmap comes from the Board of Peace, the body Donald Trump chairs, and had according to the statement already been accepted by Palestinian factions. Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the rejection to his cabinet and has said Israeli forces will not leave Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed. The eight specified no consequences.