Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Photo: File
Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza, urging the international community to take urgent and effective measures against ceasefire violations.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such actions are contrary to the spirit of the peace agreement signed in Sharm el-Sheikh in the presence of leaders of the Muslim and Arab world, the United States, Europe and the UN.
Pakistan urges the international community to take urgent and effective measures and ensure the full implementation of the ceasefire and the protection of Palestinian civilians.
Reaffirming its unwavering support for the Palestinian people, Pakistan calls for an immediate end to Israeli hostilities and reiterates its principled position in favor of the creation of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous Palestinian State, based on the pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
On October 13, Hamas released the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump declared the end of two years of war.
Hours later, Trump summoned Muslim and European leaders to Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip and the possibility of broader regional peace, although Hamas and Israel, both absent from the meeting, have not yet agreed on next steps.
The Israeli army said it received the 20 hostages confirmed alive, after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross. The announcement sparked cheers, hugs and tears among thousands of people waiting in Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square.”
In Gaza, thousands of relatives, many crying with joy, gathered at a hospital where buses brought home nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, freed by Israel as part of the deal.
Hamas and Israel sign first phase of US-brokered peace plan
On October 9, Israel and Hamas signed a historic ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement – the first phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan aimed at ending two years of devastating war in Gaza that has claimed the lives of more than 67,000 Palestinians, including children, men, women and the elderly, and has reshaped politics in the Middle East.
The agreement – negotiated by the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey – commits both sides to ending hostilities, facilitating the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and allowing large-scale humanitarian aid to arrive in Gaza.
At the White House, President Trump called it “the start of lasting peace,” saying he planned to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt and address the Israeli Knesset.
