{"id":28015,"date":"2023-11-24T16:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/israel-must-be-held-accountable-for-genocide-fm-jillani-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T16:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:05:59","slug":"israel-must-be-held-accountable-for-genocide-fm-jillani-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/israel-must-be-held-accountable-for-genocide-fm-jillani-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel must be held accountable for genocide: FM Jillani | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Friday said Israel should be held accountable for committing genocide against Palestinians during the current conflict in the besieged enclave of Gaza.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a session in the Senate, the foreign minister asserted that the situation in Gaza is grave and\u00a0more than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombardment, along with severe damage to health facilities.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong> At least 12 more killed as Israeli forces surround another hospital in Gaza<\/a><\/p>\n

Jilani said Israel is committing war crimes\u00a0in Gaza. He added that Hamas holds around 200 Israeli prisoners while\u00a0Israel has 7,200 Palestinian prisoners, while referring to a telephonic conversation with the President of Palestine\u00a0Mahmoud Abbas.<\/p>\n

The interim minister maintained that he is in contact with Egypt and Greece regarding the injured in Gaza and\u00a0Tel Aviv’s permission is required to evacuate the wounded from the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n

Read <\/strong>In Gaza, hospital procedures without anaesthetics prompted screams, prayers<\/a><\/p>\n

Furthermore, he added, that the narrative of Israel and Western countries holds no significant importance right now. He further said Pakistan’s active role in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting was appreciated by the United Nations (UN).<\/p>\n

Read <\/a><\/strong>OIC condemns Israeli war crimes<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, termed the attack on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza a \u201cwar crime,” strongly rejecting the Israeli claims that it was not behind the bombing.<\/p>\n

The meeting of the OIC Executive Committee was held in Jeddah, the same day when US President Biden was in Israel to show solidarity with the Jewish state, and his country vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned the Israeli atrocities.<\/p>\n

The Senate session was adjourned until 3pm\u00a0on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n