Pakistan urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ensure an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to halt the bloodshed and destruction in Gaza. Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan’s Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN, called for an end to the violence in Gaza during a speech to the UNSC on the Middle East, particularly Palestine. He asked the international community to finally come together to defend and uphold the universal respect for the UN Charter and international law.