On the ninth day of Israeli airstrikes in Iran, the Arab League convened an emergency meeting in Istanbul. In a joint statement, the League condemned the Israeli strikes as a "blatant violation of the sovereignty of a UN member state" and a grave threat to regional peace and security. The statement urged the UN Security Council to take immediate action to de-escalate tensions, warning of greater instability otherwise. The League also called for renewed diplomatic talks over Iran’s nuclear program, an end to genocide in Gaza, and a halt to illegal settlements in the West Bank in favor of establishing an independent Palestinian state.