Pakistan insists that the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran included Lebanon and urges Israel to stop the offensive

Pakistan has urged Israel a immediately stop its military aggression against Lebanonwhich experienced its bloodiest day of bombings on Wednesday with more than 250 dead and more than 1,100 injured.

Pakistani mediators warn that the recent massive bombings on southern Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, violate international law and put at risk the 14-day regional truce reached with Islamabad’s intervention.

“Pakistan condemns in the strongest terms the continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which undermines international efforts to establish peace and constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and fundamental humanitarian principles“, indicates the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

Diplomatic sources have defended the writing of the original post on the social network X by its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Announcing the agreement after hours of negotiation in the early hours of Wednesday, he wrote that the parties had agreed to an immediate ceasefire “everywhere, including Lebanon“.

Shortly after the Pakistani Prime Minister’s message was published, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, warned in a statement that he did not consider the terms of the agreement to apply to his military operation in Lebanon.

According to the Wall Street JournalTel Aviv learned at the last minute of the talks between the US and Iran mediated by Pakistan, and The content of the agreement “contradicted” Netanyahu.

However, in a video conference broadcast on Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli prime minister offered a different version. He assured that they had been in contact with Washington at all times, and that had been consulted about the terms.

US President Donald Trump seemed to support his Israeli counterpart in recent hours. He has described the Israeli attacks as a “skirmish” that was not included in the pact with Iran.

Pakistan defends itself: Lebanon was included

Pakistani mediators maintain that the Sharif’s announcement was fully faithful to what was agreed by the parties. Sharif has sought to strengthen international support for the pact by rallying support for stop the attack in Lebanon.

He did it with a massive publication on social networks of thank you messages to the leaders who have welcomed the truce. Among them are the British Keir Starmer, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres.

The note from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry asked the international community to adopt “measures urgent and concrete actions to end Israeli aggression against Lebanon“, in line with its leading role in the peace negotiations.

On Wednesday night, the president spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with whom he has coordinated peace efforts over the past two weeks.

The Israeli offensive has caused Tehran to once again interrupt navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and condition its participation in the round of negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Pakistan on the cessation of hostilities including Beirut.

Islamabad summit moves forward

A delegation from Iran will arrive in Islamabad tonight to begin negotiations with the United States on the basis of a ten point roadmapin an attempt to maintain diplomatic channels despite reports of violations of the ceasefire.

“Despite the skepticism of Iranian public opinion, the Iranian delegation, invited by the honorable Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, arrives in Islamabad tonight,” the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, confirmed in a message on X.

For its part, the White House confirmed this Thursday the sending of a top-level negotiating team: the vice president of the United States, JD Vance; the special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff; y Jared Kushnerson-in-law of Donald Trump.

President Trump warned, however, that he will keep his military forces deployed around Iran until the agreement is met and threatened to launch a “bigger and stronger” offensive in case of non-compliance.