Pakistan PM condemns Israeli airstrikes that killed and injured dozens of Palestinians including children
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed strong solidarity with Palestine and condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that resulted in deaths and injuries to Palestinian civilians.
The prime minister joined the trending Twitter campaign #WeStandwithPalestine and #WeStandwithGaza by posting a single-line loud and clear message in support of Palestinians.
PM Imran Khan also shared an excerpt of the article written by Noam Chomsky, the American philosopher, and historian where he had mentioned an old man in Gaza holding a placard that read: “You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, imprison my father, kill my mother, bombard my country, starve us all, humiliate us all but I am to blame: I shot a rocket back.”
At least 35 Palestinians, including 12 children, have been killed and 233 others have been wounded since the latest offensive began, Gaza’s ministry of health said.
Rallies in Pakistan in support of Palestinians
This week, dozens of Pakistanis have rallied in Karachi and other cities to condemn Israel’s use of force against the Palestinians at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
The demonstrators burned an Israeli and an American flag to express their anger against the use of force against Palestinian worshippers. “Israel is an illegitimate state” read the banner the protestors were holding.
Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan in a televised comment denounced Israel’s use of force against Palestinians. Pakistan is one of the few countries that have no diplomatic relations with Israel.
Foreign Office condemn Israeli airstrikes
Pakistan Foreign Office strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that resulted in deaths and injuries to Palestinian civilians, including children.
“This is yet another reprehensible action during the holy month of Ramadan, following the increased restrictions on the fundamental freedoms of Palestinians, and the attacks in and outside Al-Aqsa Mosque,” said a Foreign Ministry statement.
“The indiscriminate use of force by Israeli forces against defenceless Palestinians, causing death and injuries, defies all humanitarian norms and human rights laws.” Pakistan has called upon the international community to put an end to the blatant use of force and flagrant violation of human rights of the Palestinian people.
Pakistan and Turkey are taking the lead to convene OIC and UN meeting to mobilize international support for Palestinians facing Israeli attacks in occupied East Jerusalem.