ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign office spokesman on Friday strongly condemned a fresh wave of Israeli attacks in Gaza, saying renewed violence against Palestinian civilians undermines a ceasefire deal and threatens regional stability.
The spokesman’s remarks came after new Israeli air and ground attacks across Gaza over the past week, which have killed dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, and wounded many more despite a ceasefire deal that was agreed in October.
The statement also follows a viral video showing Israeli soldiers killing two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday. An Israeli tank fire also injured a Palestinian child in southern Gaza on Friday.
“This week we also witnessed attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza. We condemn these attacks in the strongest terms, which have resulted in death of several Palestinian civilians, including women and children, and have left many more wounded,” Tahir Andrabi, the foreign office spokesman, told a weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Friday.
He added that such actions violate international law, breach UN resolutions, directly contradict the terms of the peace agreement and weaken global efforts to restore calm and move toward a sustainable political settlement. Pakistan, he stressed, remains committed to its longstanding position supporting an independent, sovereign and contiguous Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Since the latest war broke out in Gaza in October 2023, over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 170,000 wounded, according to local health authorities. Repeated attempts at ceasefires over 2023 and 2024 collapsed amid continued strikes, ground incursions and stalled negotiations.
By mid-2024, UN bodies warned that Gaza’s health, water and sanitation systems were near total collapse, with hundreds of thousands at risk of famine. International pressure eventually pushed the parties toward a negotiated process, leading to a peace agreement on Oct. 13, the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the outbreak of the conflict.
Despite that deal, sporadic violence has continued through 2025, with humanitarian groups repeatedly warning that the ceasefire remains extremely fragile.
Asked about the future of Gaza peace plan after the recent Israeli attack, Andrabi said it stays and these “momentary lapses” should not undermine the overarching peace process.
“We joined this peace process and the UN Security Council resolution [to end Israel’s war on Gaza] in good faith. And our single purpose was to end bloodshed in Gaza and create a political process that would eventually lead to a lasting, final settlement with the creation of the state of Palestine,” he said.
“So, we are following this process. We are following these discussions with the good faith that we joined in those.”
Regarding the establishment of an international stabilization force, Andrabi said it is an essential part of the Security Council resolution, passed this month, that mandated a transitional administration.
“Within the Security Council, Pakistan is following on these discussions,” he added.
