After 11 days of wars waged in Gaza, in which Israeli airstrikes killed at least 232 Palestinians, Pakistan welcomed the declaration of a truce between Israel and Hamas on Friday.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi praised the truce announcement on Twitter. “Pakistan welcomes the declaration of a truce,” he said. This is the strength of concerted, united action; this is the initiative of every person and country working together for a common good.”
The foreign minister also wished for Palestinians to live in peace. He said, “May this truce be the first step toward peace in Palestine.”
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Israel’s occupation of Palestine must end & illegal settlements & apartheid like regime imposed in the occupied territories must be dismantled. Implementation of UN res for establishment of independent & contiguous Palestinian State w/ Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital, imperative https://t.co/ecoHBAwDrj
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) May 20, 2021
Israel’s colonization of Palestine, according to Qureshi, must cease, as must illegal settlements and the apartheid-like rule established in the occupied territories.
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He also emphasized the importance of carrying out the UN resolution that calls for the creation of an autonomous and contiguous Palestinian state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
