The official positions of the Arab countries, in their vast majority, stood at the limits of statements condemning the aggression and calling for a ceasefire. Some Arab countries have established a land corridor to export goods, especially vegetables and fruits, to the occupying state.

The Arab League held a joint summit with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, and almost its only practical decision was to break the siege and support Egypt’s efforts to bring aid to the sector. The Egyptian Minister implicitly condemned Hamas in his speech in which he responded to Livni.