{"id":50125,"date":"2026-11-05T19:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=50125"},"modified":"2026-11-05T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:04:33","slug":"au-oic-arab-league-demand-end-to-israeli-occupation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/au-oic-arab-league-demand-end-to-israeli-occupation\/","title":{"rendered":"AU, OIC, Arab League demand end to Israeli occupation \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Union (AU) Commission, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), and the League of Arab States have issued a joint call for an immediate and unconditional end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, demanding a full withdrawal to secure regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The joint declaration followed consultative meeting held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, bringing together representatives from the three multilateral organisations to evaluate escalating developments concerning the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In their formal communique, the organisations reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to advancing practical steps toward the implementation of the two-state solution. They emphasized that sustainable peace in the Middle East requires the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state along the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in strict adherence to international law and relevant United Nations (UN) resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The participating bodies also expressed strong support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, condemning ongoing measures that target the agency&#8217;s operational mandate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the coalition praised nations that have formally recognized the State of Palestine, urging the broader international community to follow suit and support full Palestinian membership in the UN as a foundational step toward lasting regional security.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/AU&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39379,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-50125","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Multilateral coalition demands unconditional Israeli withdrawal to 1967 borders","published_date":"2026-11-05 18:33:35","news_description":"Multilateral coalition demands unconditional Israeli withdrawal to 1967 borders","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50127,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/50125\/revisions\/50127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=50125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}