{"id":506269,"date":"2025-10-02T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=506269"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:21:44","slug":"pakistan-demands-release-of-sumud-flotilla-activists-calls-for-israels-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-demands-release-of-sumud-flotilla-activists-calls-for-israels-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan demands release of Sumud Flotilla activists; calls for Israel\u2019s accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by Israel, comprising over 40 civilian vessels and carrying about 500 international activists on a mission to deliver much-needed humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unlawful detention of international activists onboard the flotilla constitutes yet another flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law by Israel, and endangers the lives of innocent civilians,\u201d Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the reprehensible act was part of Israel\u2019s ongoing pattern of aggression and its illegal blockade of Gaza, which had caused immense human suffering and deprivation for over two million Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the deliberate obstruction of humanitarian relief was a grave breach of Israel\u2019s obligations as the occupying power under the Fourth Geneva Convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan reiterates its call for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire across all Occupied Palestinian Territories; 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