ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Israel’s “brutal” aggression on Tuesday, backing the demand for an independent Palestinian state as the only solution to end the conflict in the Middle East.
Pakistan has pushed for the creation of an independent Palestinian state in the Middle East, with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital, as the only solution to tensions in the Middle East involving Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who heads one of the most right-wing governments in Israel’s history, vehemently opposes the emergence of a sovereign and fully independent Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Speaking at an event at the Command and Staff College in Quetta, Sharif said Pakistan has always advocated for the rights of the people of Palestine.
“Who have been facing illegal Israeli occupation ever since its brutal aggression over all these years,” he said.
“We believe that the only just and legitimate resolution of the Palestinian issue is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.”
Israel has killed more than 72,000 people in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.
Israel’s military campaigns in Palestinian territories and other countries such as Lebanon have drawn worldwide anger, especially from Arab and Islamic countries, who have urged the international community to hold Israel accountable for “war crimes.”
