Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned recent statements by the Israeli occupying power, in which it expressed intent to forcibly displace Palestinians from their land. \u201cSuch actions are a blatant violation of international law and a deliberate attempt to undermine efforts for peace and stability in the region,\u201d the Foreign Office said in a statement. The statement added that forced displacement, coupled with the continued expansion of illegal settlements, demonstrates Israel\u2019s disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law. Pakistan urged the international community to address the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian civilians and to hold Israel accountable for its actions. It also reaffirmed unwavering support for the Palestinian people in their just struggle for self-determination and the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. Earlier, Pakistan\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called on countries shielding Israel at the UN Security Council to urgently reconsider their policies, warning that such support has enabled \u201cmass carnage\u201d in Gaza. \u201cThe occupying power\u2019s apologists must reflect and objectively assess the consequences of their policies,\u201d Ambassador Ahmad told the 15-member Council. \u201cImpunity has become Israel\u2019s shield \u2013 and this Council\u2019s silence, its enabler. The Council cannot remain a bystander; it must act decisively to uphold its Charter responsibility for international peace and security.\u201d Highlighting the devastation in Gaza, Ambassador Ahmad said that of the more than 62,000 people killed, the majority were women and children. \u201cThis cannot be dismissed as collateral damage; it is mass carnage,\u201d he declared. He further stated that Israel is carrying out \u201ca campaign of ethnic cleansing in plain sight\u201d through mass killings, forced displacement, famine, settlement expansion, and the destruction of habitable land. The envoy also condemned Israel\u2019s planned occupation of Gaza City, describing it as \u201ca blueprint for further humanitarian catastrophe\u201d that could displace up to one million more people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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