Hyderabad, June 19 -- Eight Muslim-majority countries have condemned recent attacks on two mosques in the occupied West Bank, holding Israel responsible and urging the international community to take action against escalating settler violence.

In a joint statement issued on Thursday, June 18, the foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkiye denounced attacks on the Grand Mosque in Jaljilia and Al-Farouq Mosque in Mazra'a al-Nubani, north of Ramallah.

The ministers said the attacks were a blatant violation of the sanctity of places of worship and religious sites, as well as international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions.

They also criticised wh...