His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,

 
His Excellency President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt
 
His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations
 
His Excellency President Mahmood Abbas of Palestine
 
Excellencies,
 
Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
I thank the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the UN Secretary General for hosting this important international conference on urgent humanitarian response for Gaza.
 
2.​We are meeting in the shadows of the gravest crimes committed since the Second World War. Israel’s ongoing 8-month genocidal military aggression in Gaza has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, injured over 84,500 with a disproportionate number being women and children, and displacing the entire 2.3 million population of Gaza.
 
3.​​Israel has acted with complete impunity and utter disregard for international law, the UN Charter and the collective will of the international community. Starvation has been employed as a tool of warfare. Humanitarian supplies and life-saving assistance have been impeded. Civilian infrastructure, homes, schools, hospitals, aid convoys, and humanitarian shelters have been wilfully targeted and destroyed.
 
4.​​Until now, Israel has refused the calls by the UN General Assembly, by the Security Council, by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the OIC and even by its friends and patrons, to halt its massacre of innocents.
 
5.​​The brutal and indiscriminate suffering imposed by Israel on an entire population has been termed as a “plausible genocide” by the ICJ.
 
6.​​And, the present Israeli leadership has refused the two-State solution. Their objective appears to be to expel the Palestinians again from their homeland and impose a Jewish-State “Final Solution”.
 
Excellencies,
 
7.​​Pakistan strongly and unequivocally condemns these Israeli atrocities. The government and the people of Pakistan stand in complete solidarity with their Palestinian brothers and sisters in these testing times. We have dispatched over 8 planeloads carrying over 2000 tons of humanitarian assistance for our brethren trapped in Gaza since last October, and will continue to send these relief goods and assistance.
 
Excellencies,
 
8.​​Like many of our fellow Muslim countries, we draw hope from the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 2735 last night, which “welcomes the new ceasefire proposal announced on May 31” by the U.S. President Joe Biden. We hope that the resolution would lead to a permanent and sustainable ceasefire, bringing much needed peace to the Gaza Strip. We also hope that it would facilitate the safe and effective distribution of humanitarian assistance throughout the Gaza Strip and would ensure the protection of all Palestinians.
 
 
Excellencies,
 
9.​​At this critical juncture, we must undertake concrete steps to effectively redress the situation.
 
One, we must ensure the ceasefire called for by the UN Security Council is complete, durable and unconditional. It must also halt the violence in the West Bank;
 
Two, we should step up the provision of humanitarian assistance to beleaguered Palestinians in Gaza and meet their needs for food, medicines, energy and other essential supplies. We need to enlarge our support for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and respond to the flash appeal issued by the UN in April. The demonization of UNRWA and the UN must be halted. All donors who have suspended support to UNRWA must reverse their decisions, and all others should enhance their assistance;
 
Three, we must call for an embargo on all military supplies and sales to Israel;
 
Four, we must ensure the immediate withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza in accordance with resolution 2735. We should also consider the deployment of an impartial international force for the protection of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank.
 
10. ​Pakistan proposes that a comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza should be prepared following the UN Resolution 2735. Pakistan will be happy to partner in the reconstruction of the educational institutions in Gaza.
 
11. ​In parallel, we must work to implement the two state solution which has again been endorsed by the Security Council resolution. We strongly oppose any demographic or territorial change in Gaza. In this context, and as an important step, it is time to secure the immediate admission of the State of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. This will ensure the irreversibility of the two-State solution, the only option for durable peace and security in the Holy Land.
 
Excellencies,
 
12. ​Pakistan also supports the calls for an international peace conference to work out a timetable and roadmap for implementing the two-State solution. Apart from members of the Security Council, this process should include the participation of key Arab and OIC countries.
 
Excellencies,
 
13. ​We are at a defining moment in history. The Palestinians have endured historic injustice for almost a century.
We must strive to end their sufferings;
We must enable them to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination; and
We must help them to live in freedom as a free, independent and sovereign people, with a State within the pre-1967 borders and a liberated Al-Quds Sharif as its capital.
 
14.​ ​As a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the term 2025/2026, Pakistan will seek to advance peace, prosperity and development in the world, particularly resolution of the long standing conflicts, especially the Palestinian issue.

I thank you all!