Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram has said the claim made by Israel and its friends that it has the right to defend itself does not apply in the current situation in Gaza.

In an interview with Arab News, he said it was obvious that the current crisis had risen because of Israel’s 50 years of occupation of Palestine and the murder of Palestinians with impunity over these decades.

Israel has been emboldened by the international order’s double and triple standards which are the root cause of its weakness, Akram said, emphasising the need for a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities resulting in the killing of thousands of Palestinians.

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