Pakistan condemns Israeli airstrikes on Gaza hospital and Syria, calls for accountability

Celina Ali

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Syria, terming them blatant violations of international law and urging the international community to hold Israel accountable.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad deplored the deadly strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, which left at least 21 people dead, including four journalists and a rescue worker. The Foreign Office described the attack on a medical facility and the continued targeting of civilians and journalists as “unconscionable and heinous,” adding that such actions constituted grave breaches of international human rights law, humanitarian law, and press freedom.

“Pakistan reiterates its call on the international community to hold Israel accountable for such heinous crimes and to take concrete steps towards ending Israel’s impunity,” the statement read.

The Foreign Office also denounced Israeli military action in Syria, saying the incursion violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic as well as the principles enshrined in the UN Charter.

Reaffirming its solidarity with Damascus, Pakistan expressed full support for Syria’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, while calling on global powers to prevent Israel from undermining peace and stability in the wider Middle East.