Sirajul Haq appeals to the int’l community not to remain passive observers of senseless killings carried out by Israeli forces in Gaza

LAHORE, Oct 27 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 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.

Sirajul 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, Sirajul Haq criticized Washington for vetoing a resolution in the United Nations 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.