Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Israel’s ongoing war against the people of the occupied Palestinian territory is openly engulfing the entire region. Words are not enough to condemn this heinous act, he said while addressing an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee in Jeddah on Wednesday.
According to the official news agency (APP), the Deputy Prime Minister said, “We are meeting at a time when the threat of wider unrest in the Middle East and beyond is gaining momentum, it is the Middle East and the Muslim world.” It is a critical moment in the history of
Make no mistake, if it is Iran today, tomorrow it could be another OIC country facing similar international terrorism or violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said.
“We fully understand the determination of Iran and the Palestinian people to respond and retaliate against Israel’s provocative and flagrant violation of international law, and such serious action must be retaliated against,” he added.
He told the participants that the government of Pakistan observed the day of mourning on August 2, moreover, on the same day, the National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution condemning the killing of Ismail Haniya and the Israeli atrocities on Palestinians for the past nine months. Approved.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that the streets of the occupied territory are red with the blood of Palestinians, Israel continues its nefarious agenda and its murderous campaign without stopping, using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza, Israel’s humanity. And making a mockery of international laws.
It has deliberately targeted and destroyed civilian infrastructure, homes, schools, aid convoys and humanitarian shelters.
He said that the Israeli leadership has repeatedly rejected the cease-fire demand of the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.
“Israel has done irreparable damage to an already fragile and unstable Middle East,” he said. Young people coming are asking questions and have high expectations from OIC.
He said that it is clear that only condemnation is not enough to stop and hold Israel accountable, but there is a need to take concrete measures to deal effectively.
He said that the OIC should do everything possible to prevent further escalation of tension and violence in the region, while giving a clear message of solidarity with Palestine and Iran. He said that complete, lasting and unconditional ceasefire should be facilitated in the occupied area.
We must make it clear that if the Israeli leadership fails its legally binding demand for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, the OIC will take a number of collective actions in response, including imposing trade and oil sanctions.
He said that the control of the Rafah crossing should be handed over to Egypt, and all other supply routes to Gaza should be opened.
All UN and international agencies, including UNRWA, should be allowed to operate fully in Gaza.
“We must speedily ensure Palestine’s admission as a full member of the United Nations, we must immediately begin the political and diplomatic process to establish a two-state solution and a settlement within the pre-1967 borders,” he said. The establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds Sharif as its capital should be initiated.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that we will be steadfast in supporting our Palestinian brothers and sisters in their just struggle for the right to self-determination.
He said that as Pakistan prepares to assume its seat in the United Nations Security Council for the two-year term 2025-2026 on January 1, 2025, promoting global peace will be among our top priorities, including long-standing conflicts, especially This includes mobilizing political and diplomatic support to resolve the Palestinian and Jammu and Kashmir conflict.
