ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and several Muslim nations strongly condemned Israeli violations of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and called for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied territory, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday.
The condemnation came during the Coordination Meeting of Arab-Islamic Foreign Ministers held in Istanbul. Representatives from Pakistan, Turkiye, the UAE, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan attended the session.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar represented Pakistan, reaffirming Islamabad’s support for a lasting ceasefire and sustainable peace.
Joint Call for Peace and Reconstruction
According to the FO statement, the leaders demanded urgent humanitarian aid for Palestinians and denounced Israeli ceasefire violations. They also urged Israel to withdraw from the Occupied Palestinian Territory and emphasized rebuilding Gaza.
Pakistan reiterated its principled stance on establishing an independent, viable Palestinian state along pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in accordance with UN and OIC resolutions.
Turkiye Urges Palestinian Unity
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who played a key role in brokering the three-week-old ceasefire, said Muslim nations must help Palestinians rebuild Gaza.
“Palestinians should govern and secure themselves,” Fidan said. “The international community should support them diplomatically, institutionally, and economically.”
He warned against any new “system of tutelage” and emphasized that “no one wants the genocide in Gaza to resume.”
Fidan confirmed Hamas was willing to hand Gaza’s administration to a Palestinian committee and called for reconciliation with the Palestinian Authority to strengthen international recognition.
He added that the emerging International Stabilisation Force (ISF) — part of President Trump’s Gaza peace plan — must operate under a UN Security Council mandate.
