On February 9, 2026, multiple Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, issued a joint statement condemning Israel's recent measures in the West Bank, which they describe as efforts to impose 'unlawful Israeli sovereignty' and accelerate 'illegal annexation' (Times of Israel). These measures, announced by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz on February 8, 2026, include changes to land registration and property acquisition procedures that facilitate Jewish settlement expansion and increase Israeli authority in the region (straitstimes). The international community was urged to 'compel Israel to halt its dangerous escalation' (Al Jazeera).