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- Ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, 海角直播, Turkey and UAE met in Istanbul to discuss Trump's Gaza peace plan
- Islamabad reaffirms its stance for the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous state of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and other Muslim nations on Monday condemned Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza, called for the withdrawal of Israeli military and delivery of urgent humanitarian aid in Palestinian territories.
The call came after a meeting of foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, 海角直播, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Istanbul to discuss President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. Leaders of these nations met Trump on Sept. 23.
The meeting took place amid renewed tensions in Gaza, with Palestinian authorities saying Israeli forces have killed 236 people in strikes on Gaza since the truce, which came into effect on Oct. 10. Israel says three of its soldiers have been killed and it has targeted scores of Hamas fighters.
During Monday's talks in Istanbul, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his counterparts from Arab-Islamic nations deliberated on the way forward for a lasting ceasefire and sustainable peace in Gaza, according to the Pakistani foreign ministry.
"The leaders jointly called for urgent humanitarian aid for the Palestinians, condemned Israeli ceasefire violations, demanded Israel鈥檚 withdrawal from the Occupied Palestinian Territory and emphasized the rebuilding of Gaza," the Pakistani ministry said.
"Pakistan reaffirmed its principled stance for the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in line with the UN and OIC resolutions."
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Israel must stop its regular violations of the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza and fulfil its duty to allow access to humanitarian aid.
Turkey wants to see a post-war framework for Gaza in which "Palestinians ensure Palestine's governance and security," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Countries are still working on a planned United Nations (UN) mandate for a stabilization force in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal and they will decide whether to send soldiers based on this, Fidan added.
The US-backed ceasefire agreement halted two years of war in which Israel killed over 67,000 Palestinians, a lot of them women and children, since Oct. 2023. Israel鈥檚 military operations in the narrow coastal strip have devastated it almost entirely, frequently targeting schools, hospitals and other civilian spaces.