Pakistan has condemned the Israeli attack on Al-Tabeen School in eastern Gaza in the “strongest possible term”, stating that “attacking an overcrowded school sheltering displaced persons, particularly when they were performing morning prayers, was a “horrific, inhuman, and cowardly act”, a statement from the government spokesperson said.

“The indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations and facilities is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and constitutes war crimes,” it said.

“Israel must be held accountable for these war crimes and genocide in Gaza,” it said, calling on the international community, especially the UN and backers of Israel, to take immediate steps to bring an end to the Gaza genocide and to protect the people of Gaza.