Kazakhstan demands the cancellation of the established timeframes for evacuating the residents of the Gaza Strip and ensuring the protection of civilians.
Source: Raneen Sawafta / Reuters
Kazakhstan urges the parties involved in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to halt hostilities and ensure the safety of all the region's residents based on the "two states for two peoples" formula, as reported by Sarbaz.kz, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
"In this situation, it is of utmost importance to observe the norms of international law and adhere to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions that provide for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. Violence begets reciprocal violence and will inevitably lead to tragic consequences for the Middle East and the world as a whole," the Ministry's statement asserts.
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan condemns Hamas's attacks on Israeli civilians and hostage-taking and calls on Israel to refrain from using disproportionate force, which leads to numerous civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.
Earlier, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated at the CIS Summit in Bishkek that resorting to terrorist actions to achieve objectives that remain unresolved for decades is unjustifiable in any way.