ISLAMABAD, July 20: Protest demonstrations held here on Thursday demanded of the UN and international community to rein in Israel to stop its aggression on Lebanon and killing of innocent people in Beirut and Palestine.

The demonstration was organised by Citizens Peace Committee. The protesters including women, children and the elderly were carrying banners and placards inscribed with anti-Israel slogans.

The protesters accused the US and its allies of backing Israel and stressed on the international community to unite against the aggressors.

The participants said Israeli aggression against Lebanon went far beyond a reaction to a military operation targeting its soldiers.

The Israeli army is targeting Lebanese civilians and infrastructure. The aggression against Lebanon can be described as a collective punishment against all Lebanese people. More than 200 victims and thousands of injured people is a result of the first eight days of the attack.

In addition to human losses, three airports were targeted and all coastal ports and transport and communications infrastructure including bridges and power stations were bombed and rendered unusable, the demonstrators said. The Citizens Peace Committee condemns Israeli military aggression against civilians which is a direct violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention that prohibits attacks on civilian infrastructure.

From a peaceful and secure country, Lebanon became a shattered country not able to protect its citizens and cities. Lebanon is in an urgent need for relief support and solidarity in order to face the challenges related to displacement and injuries, in addition to reconstruction plan of the destructions caused by Israeli attacks, they said.

Activists of the Citizens Peace Committee called upon the international community to immediately intervene in order to protect civilians and to end Israeli aggression against Lebanon. The CPC also joins the call of the Lebanese prime minister to an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire under the support of a strong UN Peacekeeping Mission supervision, they said.

They termed Israeli attacks as “state terrorism”. We need a clear and wide affirmation from the international community that human life is precious irrespective of nationality or religion. The right to life and security is above any other consideration.