Afghanistan, May 19 -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, in a joint statement with the foreign ministers of several other countries, condemned Israel's seizure of the "Sumud" aid ships.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, May 19, that it had issued the joint statement together with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia, Spain and several other countries.

The statement said the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Libya, the Maldives and Spain "strongly condemn" Israel's renewed attacks against the global "Sumud" flotilla.

According to the statement, the ships are part of a peaceful civilian humanitarian initiative aimed at drawing international attention to the catastrop...