Pakistan has demanded that Israel halt its planned attack on Rafah, claiming that doing so will worsen the situation for the Palestinians living in Gaza and perhaps escalate the conflict. The deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, stated to the UN Security Council, “Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah must be stopped,” stressing the danger of starvation. The Pakistani envoy also issued a dire warning about the impending danger of famine in the Gaza Strip, citing Israel’s ongoing five-month military campaign in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of 30,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, the displacement of all 2.3 million residents of Gaza, and the starvation of half a million people. Israeli soldiers have blatantly damaged agricultural land in Gaza in addition to levelling its cities, exacerbating the already grave situation.