Senate passes resolution calling for immediate ceasefire of Israeli aggression in Gaza

The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

The resolution was presented by Senator Ishaq Dar, which called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of the Israeli blockade.

It also called for allowing unfettered access for humanitarian organisations to provide essential relief supplies, medications, food, and water to the distressed population of Gaza.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayyid shared the resolution on X, which strongly denounced “Israeli crimes against humanity” and the “state terrorism” being committed against the women, children, and men of Palestine residing in the occupied Gaza Strip.

The resolution also expressed full solidarity and support with the Palestinians while denouncing the double standards and hypocrisy of those who are supporting Israel, describing them as “partners in crime since they also oppose an immediate ceasefire in beleaguered Gaza”.

On October 7 Hamas launched a wave of cross-border raids into Israel killing an estimated 1,400 people.

Israel’s strikes since then have killed more than 8,500 people, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, stoking anger across the Arab world, including in Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this week, Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas group commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties in the enclave where food, fuel and basic supplies are running scarce.