ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Sunday while reiterating Pakistan’s solidarity with the Palestinians called upon the international community to intervene to bring an end to the conflict, protect civilians, and work towards a lasting peace in the Middle East (ME).
In a post on X, the foreign minister said that Pakistan was deeply concerned by the escalating hostility in the Middle East and the loss of innocent lives.
“We stand in solidarity with Palestinians and call for an immediate end to the violence and oppression by Israeli occupation forces. A viable and sovereign State of Palestine must be established on the basis of pre-1967 borders and UN resolutions,” he said in a related post.
Pakistan is deeply concerned by the escalating hostility in the Middle East and the loss of innocent lives. We stand in solidarity with Palestinians and call for an immediate end to the violence and oppression by Israeli occupation forces. A viable and sovereign State
— Jalil Abbas Jilani (@JalilJilani) October 8, 2023
According to the Palestinian health ministry, at least 370 Palestinians have been martyred, including 20 children, and nearly 2,000 wounded by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since Saturday.
Israeli forces battled holdout Hamas fighters and pounded targets in the Gaza Strip with the army saying tens of thousands of soldiers were deployed in southern desert regions near the coastal enclave, to rescue Israeli hostages and then evacuate the entire region within 24 hours.
Senior military officers were among those killed in fighting near Gaza, the Israeli military said.
