JI Emir urges world not to remain passive observer on Gaza

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (DNA): Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq addressed a
solidarity rally for Palestinian children at Mansoorah on Friday and
appealed to the international community not to remain passive observers
of the senseless killings carried out by the Israeli forces in Gaza.

The rally saw the participation of school children and teachers who
generously contributed gifts to the Gaza Fund.

Haq questioned the global conscience, highlighting the appalling sight
of children, women, journalists, and doctors falling victim to Israeli
violence. He urgently demanded an immediate ceasefire and called for the
opening of the Rafah Crossing to facilitate the delivery of water, food,
and medicine to the region.

Expressing regret at the unimpeded support from the US to Israel, Haq
criticized Washington for vetoing a resolution in the UN Security
Council that sought a ceasefire, effectively granting Israeli forces a
license to commit genocide. He lamented the apparent indifference of the
Western world to the plight of Muslims, and he found the silence of
leaders in the Islamic world particularly perplexing. He urged these
leaders to unite and take concrete steps to assist the Palestinians,
stressing that they should not wait until the last child in Gaza falls
victim.

He called for the establishment of a United Gaza Fund across all Muslim
countries. He issued a stark warning, underscoring that if the ongoing
atrocities in Gaza persisted, the world could be on the brink of a third
global conflict. He emphasized that the entire ummah was witnessing
these injustices and growing increasingly restless.

He pointed out that America’s staunch support for Israeli aggression
serves as the foundational trigger for the issue, emboldening the
expansionist aspirations of the Zionist state. In light of these
developments, he added, the JI has planned the Gaza March, scheduled to
take place in front of the US Embassy in Islamabad this Sunday. He
appealed to the people to ensure their active participation in the
march.

The JI leader brought attention to the continuous wave of Israeli
terrorism wreaking havoc upon the people of Palestine, detailing the
relentless barrage of bullets pounding Gaza for the past 20 days,
leading to the devastating loss of over 2,000 Palestinian children and
women in the wake of Israeli airstrikes. Israeli forces, he said, killed
a total of 7,000 innocent civilians in its raids.