The foreign ministers of 18 Arab and Islamic countries on Saturday condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, saying the attack caused casualties among patients and medical personnel and violated international humanitarian law, which affords special protection to medical facilities and healthcare workers.
Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joint statement, Nov 14, 2026
The joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Palestine, Libya, Mauritania, Djibouti, Somalia, Türkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia and Sudan, according to the text published by the UAE foreign ministry and carried by Jordan's Petra and Qatar's QNA state news agencies.
Source: Petra via Fana News, Nov 14, 2026
The statement responds to the airstrike of November 12 on the Nasser Medical Complex, which Gaza's Civil Defence and health officials said killed at least six people, including a surgeon, and wounded at least 20 others. Awaaz Punjab reported that strike, and Israel's confirmation of it, separately. Read the earlier report on the Nasser hospital strike
The ministers also condemned continued Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians, including strikes on tents and other sites sheltering displaced persons, warning that such attacks undermine the ceasefire and efforts to restore security and stability in Gaza and are inconsistent with US President Donald Trump's Comprehensive Plan, the statement said.
Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joint statement, Nov 14, 2026
Winter warning on aid and shelter
The ministers expressed grave concern that continued Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid and shelter materials — including tents, caravans and mobile homes — as well as medical supplies are deepening Gaza's humanitarian catastrophe as winter approaches. Inadequate shelter and deteriorating water, sanitation and healthcare services put civilian lives at grave risk, particularly children and infants, who could once again die from exposure to freezing temperatures, they said.
Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joint statement, Nov 14, 2026
The ministers called on Israel to fulfil immediately and in full its obligations under the Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement, President Trump's Comprehensive Plan and UN Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025): to uphold the ceasefire, protect civilians and medical facilities, and ensure the safe, sustained and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid in sufficient quantities, including shelter and early-recovery supplies and equipment to restore essential infrastructure. They said Israel must also allow UN agencies and humanitarian organisations to carry out their mandates without obstruction.
Source: QNA via Fana News, Nov 14, 2026
The statement said the first-phase commitments were due to take effect upon signature and must be implemented without further delay or additional conditions, and that urgent humanitarian assistance must proceed independently of progress on subsequent phases. The ministers called on the United States and the Board of Peace to intensify their efforts to ensure Israel's full implementation of the commitments and the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid.
Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joint statement, Nov 14, 2026
The 18 ministers reaffirmed their determination to work with regional and international partners to consolidate the ceasefire, implement all phases of the plan and scale up humanitarian assistance. No immediate Israeli response to the joint statement was reported in the coverage of its release.