ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to hold Israel accountable for its “unprovoked aggression” against Qatar, Pakistan's UN mission said on Friday, following Israeli airstrikes in Doha.
Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack on Tuesday, escalating its military action in what the United States (US) described as a unilateral attack that does not advance US and Israeli interests.
The UNSC condemned the strikes on Qatar's capital, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel's ally the United States, at an emergency meeting on the Middle East.
Speaking at the session, Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said the attack was a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar, contrary to the international law.
"This irresponsible action by Israel is yet another manifestation of its systematic disregard for international law, and its brazen policy of destabilizing the region," he said.
