Pakistan has called on Israel to lift its inhumane blockade on the Gaza Strip and allow unhindered access to humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people suffering under the relentless Israeli bombardment that has ravaged the enclave. At a debate on the Palestinian question in a UN panel, Ambassador Muhammad Usman Iqbal Jadoon, the Pakistani deputy permanent representative to the UN, said that the Tel Aviv regime must fulfill those obligations as an occupying Power under international law. \u201cThe Palestinian people need protection, immediate and urgent humanitarian aid, and an end of the mass displacement,\u201d he told the General Assembly\u2019s Second Committee, which deals with economic and financial matters, on Monday. In the Committee\u2019s ensuing debate, 34 other speakers condemned Israel\u2019s actions, with the Observer for the State of Palestine, Sahar Nasser-Abushawesh, warning that the conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in the Gaza Strip, have witnessed a horrific and unimaginable deterioration due to Israel\u2019s destructive practices. She said Israel\u2019s recent declaration of war on the Palestinian civilian population was exacerbated by its decision to starve and completely cut off the Palestinian population from water, fuel and electricity, elevating an \u201calready dangerous situation into a humanitarian, sanitation and environmental catastrophe\u201d. In his remarks, Ambassador Jadoon said that Pakistan has been providing humanitarian assistance to the \u201cbesieged and helpless\u201d Palestinian people, adding, \u201cWe are actively exploring avenues for reaching the needy population in Gaza with essential supplies.\u201d The Pakistani envoy voiced deep concern about the alarming and dire security and humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as a result of Israel\u2019s illegal practices. More than 1 million people in Gaza and in the surrounding area have been asked to move south of the territory amid continuous air bombings in flagrant breach of international law and in grave violation of relevant UN resolutions, Ambassador Jadoon said. \u201cThese Israeli actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity,\u201d he added. The unprecedented gravity of the situation demands the international community\u2019s urgent intervention, the Pakistani envoy emphasized, urging the UN to play a proactive role in facilitating a ceasefire to alleviate the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. \u201cThe international community must work in concert for a just, comprehensive and lasting two-state solution with a viable, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine on the basis of pre-1967 borders, with Al Quds Al-Sharif as its capital,\u201d Jadoon added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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