Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Photo: Archive
Pakistan strongly condemned the recent attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza and urged 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 full implementation of the ceasefire and 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 for the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, 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 under a ceasefire agreement and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump declared an end to the two-year war.
Hours later, Trump summoned Muslim and European leaders in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip and the possibility of broader regional peace, even as Hamas and Israel, both absent from the meeting, still cannot agree on next steps.
The Israeli army said it had received all 20 hostages confirmed to be alive after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross. The announcement sparked cheers, hugs and tears among thousands of people waiting in ‘Hostage Square’ in Tel Aviv.
In Gaza, thousands of relatives, many with tears of 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 the first phase of the US-brokered peace plan
On October 9, Israel and Hamas signed a historic ceasefire and hostage and prisoner exchange agreement – the first phase of a US-brokered peace plan aimed at ending two years of devastating war in Gaza that has claimed more than 67,000 Palestinian lives, including children, men, women and the elderly, and reshaped Middle East politics.
The agreement, brokered by the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye, commits both sides to stopping hostilities, facilitating the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and allowing large-scale humanitarian aid into Gaza.
At the White House, President Trump called it “the beginning of a lasting peace” and said he planned to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt and address the Israeli Knesset.
