The 22 member nations of the Arab League endorsed the "New York Declaration," which includes a phased road map for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of a Palestinian state

The world’s Arab countries for the first time have joined unanimously in the call for Hamas to lay down its weapons, release all hostages and end its rule of the Gaza Strip.

Several Arab and Muslim states joined other world powers in signing a declaration calling for Hamas to relinquish power in the Gaza strip.