Iran says the right to self -defense under Article 51 of the UN.
Damping Israeli actions such as obvious provocations.
Pakistan strongly condemned the “unjustified and uneven aggression” of Israel against Iran on Thursday and called on the international community and the United Nations to take immediate steps to maintain international law and to hold Israel responsible.
“The Israeli military strikes are in violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran and clearly contradicts the UN Charter and basic principles of international law. Iran is entitled to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” spokesman for Foreign Office Shafqat Ali Khan said under a weekly press Briefing Friday.
He also said that Pakistan was in “resolute solidarity” with the people of Iran and condemned the Israeli acts as obvious provocations that pose a serious threat to regional and global peace, security and stability.
The spokesman also confirmed that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had telephone calls with his colleagues from Iran, Turkiye, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom.
The Fo spokesman said the discussions focused on the deteriorating regional situation with the leaders expressing concern about the escalation.
They agreed on the importance of working together to maintain peace and stability and emphasized the need to step down tension, he added.
In addition, he emphasized that 21 Muslim countries have jointly rejected Israel’s aggression against Iran and called the actions a violation of international laws and the UN -Charter.
The Fo-spokesman repeated Pakistan’s long-standing call for the urgent establishment of the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear and large weapons of mass destruction.
Fight between Iran and Israel entered their seventh consecutive day on Thursday with fresh missile attacks reported over southern and central Israel, including a direct hit at a hospital in Beersheba.
Israeli officials said Iran launched “dozens” of missiles, some of which hit areas near Tel Aviv as well as Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. The hospital was severely damaged with parts shrouded in flames.
Shlomi Codish, the hospital director, reported that 40 people had been injured in the strike. “Several departments were completely torn and there is extensive damage to the whole hospital,” he said.
In response, Iranian officials claimed that the target of the missile savings was a nearby military and intelligence facility, not the hospital.
