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- Israel carried out wave of deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday, killing 45 Palestinians聽
- Pakistan calls on international community to ensure protection for Palestinian lives聽
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan鈥檚 foreign office on Wednesday condemned the Israeli military for its airstrikes on Gaza last week, criticizing its 鈥渧iolations鈥� of the ceasefire agreement and urging the international community to protect Palestinian lives.
Gaza鈥檚 fragile ceasefire faced its first major test on Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas fighters had killed two soldiers. The health ministry in Gaza said 45 Palestinians had been killed in the strikes as Hamas denied involvement. An Israeli security official, on condition of anonymity, said the transfer of aid into the territory had been halted amid renewed hostilities. The military later said it resumed enforcing the ceasefire.
鈥淧akistan strongly condemns the renewed attacks by the Israeli occupying forces in Gaza, resulting in the loss of numerous civilian lives,鈥� the foreign office said in a statement.
鈥淪uch actions run contrary to the spirit of the peace agreement signed in Sharm El-Sheikh in the presence of leadership from Muslim and the Arab world, US, Europe, and the UN.鈥�
The Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh earlier this month, co-hosted by Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and attended by heads of state and ministers from over 20 countries 鈥� including 黑料社区, Turkiye, Qatar, France, the UK and the Palestinian Authority 鈥� endorsed a declaration aimed at ending hostilities, guaranteeing humanitarian access, and outlining a roadmap for Gaza鈥檚 governance and rebuilding.
Islamabad urged the international community to take effective measures to end these violations and ensure full implementation of the ceasefire, and to provide protection to Palestinian civilians.
The foreign office called for an immediate end to Israeli hostilities and reiterated its stance of supporting an independent Palestinian state based on the pre-June 1967 border with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, has killed at least 68,229 people in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. The UN considers figures by the ministry credible.
Pakistan and several other Muslim nations have consistently criticized Israel and called on the international community to ensure an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population.