ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s ongoing navy offensive in Palestine, together with the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complicated, which passed off on the event of Eid-ul-Fitr.
In a press release issued on Thursday, the Overseas Workplace criticized Israel’s actions, together with its navy concentrating on of Palestinian civilians and infrastructure.
Overseas Workplace spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan condemned Israel’s aggressive actions, which he described as a direct violation of worldwide legislation and humanitarian ideas. He significantly denounced the deliberate assault on a UN-run clinic in Jabalia, which had been sheltering over 700 displaced civilians.
This assault, Khan stated, highlights Israel’s blatant disregard for worldwide humanitarian legislation, including that such actions quantity to conflict crimes.
The spokesperson additionally expressed grave concern over Israel’s ongoing marketing campaign to grab Palestinian land, together with the unlawful occupation of the Morag Hall, and its broader intention of ethnic cleaning in Palestine. He referred to as these actions a part of Israel’s expansionist agenda, which additional exacerbates tensions within the area.
Khan additional condemned Israel’s storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through the holy month of Eid-ul-Fitr, describing it as a sacrilegious act that violates the sanctity of one in every of Islam’s most revered websites.
He emphasised that this motion was not solely provocative however was a part of Israel’s efforts to escalate the continuing battle and additional its territorial ambitions, all whereas undermining regional peace and stability.
The continued violence in Gaza, which has resulted within the deaths of 1000’s of Palestinian civilians, together with girls, kids, and medical personnel, was additionally condemned.
Khan highlighted the huge destruction of civilian infrastructure and the compelled displacement of Palestinians as a part of Israel’s navy marketing campaign. He referred to as these actions morally indefensible and legally unjustifiable.
Pakistan reaffirmed its sturdy and unwavering help for the Palestinian individuals’s proper to self-determination and an impartial state based mostly on the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
The assertion referred to as on the worldwide group to carry Israel accountable for its violations of worldwide legislation and to take concrete steps to finish the occupation and convey justice to the Palestinian individuals.
The Overseas Workplace’s assertion concluded by reiterating Pakistan’s dedication to standing with Palestine in its wrestle for freedom, dignity, and sovereignty.