ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the acceptance of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan by Hamas has created a window for a ceasefire, promising Islamabad’s continuous support to everlasting peace in Palestine.
The statement came a day after Trump ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Hamas said it was willing to hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians. Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.
In a post on X, the Pakistan prime minister said they were closer to a ceasefire in Gaza than they have been since Israel launched the war on Gaza that has killed more than 65,000 Palestinian.
“The statement issued by Hamas creates a window for a ceasefire and ensuring peace that we must not allow to close again,” he said. “Pakistan will continue to work with all its partners and brotherly nations to everlasting peace in Palestine.”
