Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to demand an immediate halt to Israel’s military attacks in Gaza and push for an indefinite and continuous ceasefire to restore humanitarian access.
Speaking at the UNSC, Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram said that over 90 percent of Gaza’s population faces starvation due to Israel’s blockade, with newborn babies dying due to lack of access to basic necessities.
Munir Akram condemned the destruction of civilian structures, including hospitals, schools, and mosques, highlighting the blatant disregard for international law. He also criticized Israel’s vow to continue its military campaign despite the devastating consequences for Palestinian civilians.
The Pakistani envoy further emphasised the need to address the systematic effort to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people in the West Bank through daily military raids, settler violence, and illegal land annexations.
Munir Akram urged the UNSC to take immediate action to enforce its resolutions calling for a ceasefire and an end to the mounting atrocities, warning that failure to do so would embolden powerful and predatory states.
“A failure to halt this brutal war will unleash the worst instinct of powerful and predatory States,” he said, urging the elected Council members to initiate measures to end “this cruel war”.
