Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned Israel's new plan to take military control of Gaza City, calling it a "dangerous escalation." He said this step would worsen the ongoing humanitarian crisis and destroy any hope for peace in the region. His remarks came after Israel's cabinet approved the plan early Friday, intensifying a nearly two-year-long war on Gaza.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), PM Shehbaz stressed that the root cause of the crisis is Israel's prolonged, illegal occupation of Palestinian land. He warned that as long as this occupation continues, peace will remain out of reach. "We must not lose sight of the real issue," he said, urging the global community to recognize the core in...