ISLAMABAD Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister of Pakistan, demanded a “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” in Gaza on Tuesday. Since October, Israeli troops have murdered over 37,000 Palestinians in the enclave, turning it into a wasteland.
Dar is in Jordan for the meeting titled “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza,” which is being co-hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Jordanian King Abdullah II.
Dar met Guterres outside the conference and praised his initiative and leadership in bringing up the Gaza war’s issues on a global scale.
“The Deputy Prime Minister called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza, return of the displaced Palestinians, and ensuring accountability for the war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel,” the foreign office said in a statement. “He reiterated Pakistan’s strong and unequivocal condemnation of the indiscriminate and brutal use of force by Israel against the Palestinians.”
On Monday, the UN Security Council supported US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and encouraged the Palestinian organisation to agree to the agreement, which aims to put an end to the eight-month-long conflict.
In a statement, Hamas hailed the passing of the US-drafted resolution and declared its readiness to work with mediators to put the plan’s tenets into practice “that are consistent with the demands of our people and resistance.”
Russia did not participate in the UN voting, and the 14 Security Council members who remained cast their votes in favour of the resolution endorsing the three-phase ceasefire plan that Biden, referring to it as an Israeli effort, had presented on May 31.
The latest ceasefire plan is welcomed, Israel has acknowledged it, Hamas is urged to accept it, and the resolution “urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”
