Islamabad, Ankara call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan.
The two leaders strongly condemned Israel's ongoing atrocities in Gaza and expressed grave concern over the deepening humanitarian catastrophe, including starvation, forced displacement, and loss of innocent lives.
They underscored the urgency of unimpeded humanitarian aid, an immediate ceasefire, and united international efforts for a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace.
Expressing unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their just cause, they hoped for meaningful outcomes from the international conference on the implementation of the two-state solution, being held today at the UN.
Read: 27 Palestinians dead in Israeli strikes
Meanwhile, the Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli army fire killed 27 Palestinians, 12 of them near aid distribution areas.
However, Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on Sunday, as Israel began a limited "tactical pause" in military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis.
UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the tactical pauses, saying he was in "contact with our teams on the ground who will do all we can to reach as many starving people as we can in this window".
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