Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Photo: File
Pakistan strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Israeli forces in Gaza and called upon the international community to take swift and effective action against ceasefire violations.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such actions are contrary to the spirit of the peace agreement, which was signed in Sharm El-Sheikh in the presence of leaders from the Muslim and Arab worlds, the United States, Europe and the United Nations.
Pakistan urges the international community to take swift and effective action and ensure full implementation of the ceasefire and the protection of Palestinian civilians.
To reaffirm its unwavering support for the Palestinian people, Pakistan calls for an immediate end to Israeli hostilities and reiterates its principled position on the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, based on pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
On October 13, Hamas freed the last surviving Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire deal, and Israel sent busloads of Palestinian prisoners home as US President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year war.
Hours later, Trump convened Muslim and European leaders in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip and the possibility of a broader regional peace, although Hamas and Israel, both absent from the gathering, have yet to agree on next steps.
The Israeli military said it had received all 20 hostages confirmed alive after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross. The announcement drew cheers, hugs and tears from thousands waiting at ‘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 first phase of US-brokered peace plan
On October 9, Israel and Hamas signed a landmark ceasefire and hostage-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 lives of Palestinian people 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 halt hostilities, facilitate the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and allow large-scale humanitarian aid to Gaza.
At the White House, President Trump called it “the beginning of 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.
