She pointed out to the 15-member Council that discussions on the situation in the Middle East invariably become a somber reminder of the specter of violence and conflict that has afflicted millions across the region. “And nothing epitomises this more than the plight of the Palestinian people”, she added.Pakistan welcomed the political reconciliation forged between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo last week as a ‘landmark achievement’ and called upon the international community to renew its resolve to sustain this positive momentum, the press release stated.While congratulating the Palestinians on this singular achievement she said that this development by itself was not enough to tip the scales of justice in favor of the long-suffering Palestinians.“As a first step, the illegal and oppressive siege of Gaza by Israel must be lifted”, she insisted.
The Pakistani envoy lashed out at Israel's illegal policy of constructing settlements in occupied territories and the systematic practice of dispossessing Palestinians of their homes and displacing them from their lands and livelihoods, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Lodhi warned the Council that any unilateral attempts by Israel to alter or re-engineer the existing status quo in the old city of Jerusalem, was an unacceptable provocation for billions of Muslims around the world, and must cease.
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