Pakistan, 7 other Muslim nations call upon Israel to fulfil its commitment under Gaza plan

Pakistan joined other Muslim countries on Tuesday in calling for Israel to “immediately fulfill its outstanding commitments” under the first phase of a plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza. The demand was made in a joint statement attributed to the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after they met on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The statement said that as part of its commitments under the Gaza plan, Israel should ensure the immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance and early recovery supplies, as well as facilitate the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure. The ministers stressed the “imperative of preserving the ceasefire and ending all violations”.

They emphasised that the road map for completing the implementation of the of the Gaza plan was an “integral part” of the plan and provided the framework for implementation to advance its second phase. This included “decommissioning alongside full Israeli withdrawal, the deployment of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the assumption by the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) of its responsibilities throughout the Gaza Strip, and the launch of early recovery and reconstruction across Gaza”, the statement read. The ministers called on all parties to fulfill their respective commitments “in good faith and without delay” under the plan. They further reiterated their “categorical rejection of any measures aimed at the expulsion or the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from their homeland or attempts to alter the territorial or demographic character of the Occupied Palestinian Territory”. “They deplore in this context…