ISLAMABAD – Pakistan welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) additional provisional measures ordering Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah in accordance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention, as well as the deteriorating humanitarian conditions for civilians.
Pakistan supports South Africa’s appeal to the International Court of Justice against Israel under the 1948 Genocide Convention, in response to which the Court has announced additional temporary sanctions, according to a Foreign Office statement.
According to the most recent ICJ ruling, Israeli occupation authorities must keep the Rafah crossing open for unhindered humanitarian assistance and ensure unimpeded access to the Gaza Strip for any commission of inquiry, fact-finding mission, or other investigative body mandated by the United Nations to investigate allegations of genocide.
Pakistan seeks the prompt and unconditional implementation of the ICJ’s most recent orders, as well as previous orders dated January 26 and March 28, according to the statement.
“We call on the UN Security Council to play its role in ending Israel’s ongoing brutal military campaign across Gaza; allowing unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance; taking effective measures to protect civilians in Gaza; and holding Israel accountable for its crimes.”
Pakistan reaffirms its unflinching support for the Palestinians’ intrinsic right to self-determination in the form of a viable, safe, contiguous, and sovereign State of Palestine based on the pre-1967 boundaries and with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, the foreign office stated.
