THE HAGUE (Kashmir English): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Syed Haider Shah, highlighted the atrocities being committed by Israel against Palestinians before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague today, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press statement.
Pakistan’s envoy made these remarks before the ICJ in the public hearing on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
In his statement, Ambassador Shah emphasized that Israel’s conduct towards the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reflected one of the most egregious breaches of the privileges and immunities of an international organisation in the history of the UN.
The envoy condemned in the strongest possible terms Israel’s attempt to dismantle the operations of UNRWA in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, terming it a blatant violation of international law and part of Israel’s systematic campaign to deny much-needed humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinians in dire need.
He underscored the need for providing unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza and to hold Israel accountable for the imposition of collective punishment through the denial of humanitarian aid to millions of civilians.
Pakistan had submitted its detailed written statement to the ICJ in the case earlier this year, the FO statement added.
The oral proceedings of the case are being held at the ICJ from April 28 to May 02, 2025, in which more than 40 states and organizations are expected to participate.
“Pakistan has always and shall continue to stand by the Palestinians in their just struggle for self-determination, as well as for the establishment of a sovereign, independent, and contiguous Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital,” the press statement read.
