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Eight Arab and Muslim nations condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza as violations of international law

Saudi Arabia, UAE, and six other countries warn that continued strikes risk derailing US-backed peace plan

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Saudi Arabia, Arab, Muslim countries condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, warn they threaten ceasefire efforts

What this story says

  • Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye issued a joint statement condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza as violations of international law.
  • The statement highlighted attacks on healthcare facilities, civilian infrastructure, and civilian casualties, including women and children.
  • The ministers warned that continued violations could derail the US-backed plan to end the Gaza conflict and trigger renewed escalation.
  • The group called on the UN Security Council to take practical measures to ensure compliance with international law.

Who covered it

Left 17%(1)Centre 0%(0)Right 83%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

15/100

9 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Eight Arab and Muslim countries condemned Israeli military actions in Gaza in a joint statement issued on 6 August 2026. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye described the attacks as grave violations of international law and international humanitarian law.

The statement said the Israeli attacks targeted healthcare facilities, civilian infrastructure, and resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children. The ministers warned that continued violations risked undermining regional and international efforts to advance the next phase of the US-backed plan to end the Gaza conflict. They said the attacks could derail the political process, trigger renewed escalation, and worsen the humanitarian crisis.

The ministers linked the situation in Gaza to developments in the occupied West Bank, including settler attacks, settlement expansion, and measures affecting the status quo in occupied East Jerusalem. They described these actions as part of a broader effort to impose a fait accompli by force, undermining prospects for a two-state solution and Palestinian rights.

The group called on the United Nations Security Council to take practical and effective measures to ensure compliance with international law, hold those responsible for violations accountable, and support efforts toward a permanent ceasefire. They also rejected attempts to annex occupied Palestinian territory or forcibly displace Palestinians.

What the coverage left out

No centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the ministers’ call for the UN Security Council to take practical measures to ensure compliance with international law. The Saudi Gazette, the only left-rated report, was the only outlet to quote the statement’s rejection of attempts to annex occupied Palestinian territory or forcibly displace Palestinians.

Tags:#GazaConflict#MiddleEastDiplomacy#InternationalLaw#UNSecurityCouncil#TwoStateSolution

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 6 Aug 2026, 14:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

  • The Saudi Gazette, the only left-rated report printed in full, led on the joint statement’s condemnation of Israeli violations as a clear breach of international law and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. It quoted the ministers’ warning that the attacks threatened to derail the political process and deepen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
  • The report used the phrase “strongest condemnation and denunciation” to describe the ministers’ response. It also quoted the statement’s language on the protection of civilians and medical facilities as legal obligations that “must not be compromised or diminished under any circumstances.” The Saudi Gazette framed the Israeli actions as part of a systematic policy to undermine the two-state solution.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • The four right-rated digests all led on the joint statement’s warning that Israeli attacks were undermining the US-backed peace plan. India Today’s digest said the UAE and seven other Muslim-majority countries accused Israel of jeopardising Donald Trump’s Gaza peace roadmap. Anadolu Ajansı’s digest said the group condemned Israeli strikes on healthcare and civilian infrastructure as violations of international law. Khaleej Times’s digest said the ministers described the violations as a clear breach of Israel’s obligations under international law and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.
  • Arab News, the only right-rated report printed in full, led on the ministers’ condemnation of Israeli violations as grave breaches of international law. It quoted the statement’s warning that the attacks risked undermining regional and international efforts to advance the US-backed plan. The report used the phrase “grave violations” to describe the Israeli actions and linked them to the broader political process, including the US announcement that Palestinian factions had accepted a roadmap.

Read it at the source

9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

1

Centre

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

5

Not rated

3

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