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Pakistan yesterday called on the UN Security Council to take steps to end Israel's aggression in the occupied West Bank, emphasizing that the 15-member body ensure that the ceasefire in Gaza extends beyond the war-shattered enclave to all occupied Palestinian territories.

The Pakistan's Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN further demanded an end to Israel's aggression in the West Bank and destruction of refugee camps in Jenin as well as reversal of forced displacements and illegal annexations in line with UN Security resolutions.

Donald Trump's administration has excluded 243 items from the freeze list, including USD 397 million in aid provided to Pakistan for F-16 fighter jets.

Israel has released more than 600 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages. The swap, which took place early Thursday, is part of the first phase of a Gaza c

Under the first phase which expires on Satur­d­ay, Hamas freed 25 living Israeli and dual-national prisoners and returned the bodies of eight others. It also released five Thai prisoners outside the deal’s terms. Israel, in return, was ex­pected to free around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.

The minister underscored that over 70 human rights-related laws have been enacted in the past decade, with the recent 26th Constitutional Amendment recognising a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a fundamental right, a milestone in Pakistan's human rights framework.

Israel has delayed the release of Palestinian, with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office stating that the swap will not proceed “until the release of the next hostages is guaranteed.”

From US President Donald Trump advancing negotiations with Russia on the Ukraine conflict to Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb calling for urgent economic reforms, several events took place in the world this week.