{"id":13923,"date":"2023-10-13T21:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/at-un-pakistan-calls-israels-fierce-actions-against-palestinians-in-gaza-war-crimes\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T21:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:21:04","slug":"at-un-pakistan-calls-israels-fierce-actions-against-palestinians-in-gaza-war-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/at-un-pakistan-calls-israels-fierce-actions-against-palestinians-in-gaza-war-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"At UN, Pakistan calls Israel\u2019s fierce actions against Palestinians in Gaza \u2018war crimes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan Friday called \u201cunacceptable\u201d the collective punishment of Gaza\u2019s entire Palestinian population by Israeli Occupation forces, saying it amounts to \u201cwar crimes and crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMajor crimes against humanity are being committed even as we speak, in Palestine, in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and in other situations of oppression, occupation and violence,\u201d Pakistani delegate Rabia Ijaz told the General Assembly\u2019s Sixth (legal) Committee).<\/p>\n

Ms Ijaz, a second secretary at the Pakistan Mission to the UN, was speaking in a debate on Crimes against Humanity in which speakers spotlighted the need for a universal instrument on preventing and punishing those crimes in the midst of geopolitical confrontations, including the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan, she said, was deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating and dire humanitarian situation in Gaza due to the indiscriminate aerial bombardment, including of civilian and even protected UN targets.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to those actions, the Pakistani delegate said that the \u201cinhumane blockade of food, fuel and medicines, as collective punishment of the entire Palestinian population of Gaza by Israeli Occupation forces, were unacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current cycle of aggression and violence is a sad reminder and a direct consequence of over seven decades of illegal Israeli occupation, aggression, and disrespect for international law, including UNSC (Un Security Council) resolutions that recognize the inalienable right to self-determination of the Palestinian people.,\u201d Ms. Ijaz said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe international community must work together for a just, comprehensive and lasting two-state solution with a viable, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine on the basis of pre-1967 borders, with Al Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeace in the Middle East will remain elusive in the absence of such a solution,\u201d the Pakistani delegate added.<\/p>\n

In her remarks, Ms. Ijaz also underscored the necessity for global cooperation to eradicate impunity for culprits and to ascertain justice for victims.<\/p>\n

While the International Law Commission\u2019s draft articles serve as \u201can instrumental kick-off point\u201d on this issue, she emphasized that it is too soon to establish any solid conclusions regarding their essence and layout. Discussions on their content \u2014 like those held during the April resumed session \u2014 are valuable but show that a certain degree of disparity between viewpoints remains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n