—— FO asserts this was a flagrant violation of the ceasefire truce
—— Israel relaunches deadly air strikes on Gaza
—— Fresh Israeli strikes kill over 400 in Gaza
—— Tel Aviv threats total truce collapse with recent bombing
By Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s recent deadly airstrikes on Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of over 400 innocent Palestinians, mostly women and children. The airstrikes have shattered weeks of relative calm following stalled ceasefire talks.
Foreign Office (FO) condemned the airstrike, describing it as a “horrific act of aggression” during the holy month of Ramadan. The FO emphasised that this was a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agree-ment, which could destabilise the entire region.
FO called on the international community to intervene and end the violence, urging the resumption of diplomatic efforts for an immediate and lasting peace in Gaza and the Middle East.
According to witnesses, the airstrikes targeted homes and tent encampments across Gaza, from the northern to the southern regions. Israeli tanks also shelled Gaza from across the border. Gaza’s health ministry confirmed the toll, stating that 404 people had been killed, marking one of the highest single-day death tolls since the war began.
The truce between Israel and Hamas had been holding since January, providing much-needed respite for the 2 million residents of Gaza. However, both Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating the ceasefire, further escalating the violence.
Earlier. Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, in an onslaught that ended weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent cease-fire stalled.
Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas each accused the other of breaching the truce, which had broadly held since January, offering respite from war for the 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza, where most buildings have been reduced to rubble.
Hamas, which still holds 59 of the 250 or so hostages Israel says the group seized in its October 7, 2023 attack, accused Israel of jeopardising efforts by mediators to negotiate a permanent deal to end the fighting, but the group made no threat of retaliation.
