Hyderabad, April 2 -- Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey and Indonesia have condemned Israel's approval of a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank.

In a joint statement on Thursday, April 2, the ministers described the move by the Israeli Knesset as a "dangerous escalation", warning that it entrenches an apartheid-like system and promotes rhetoric denying the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territory.

They stressed that the legislation, particularly its discriminatory application against Palestinian detainees, risks fuelling tensions and undermining regional stability.

The ministers also ...