2023 AsianISRAELI ATTACKS TARGET ANY COUNTRY SEEKING PEACE, QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TELLS UN
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Israeli attacks target not only Qatar, but any country working to achieve peace, Qatar’s prime minister told a UN Security Council meeting Thursday on the situation in the Middle East, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
“The continuation of such attacks does not only target Qatar. It is a clear threat to target any country that is working on achieving peace, and that undermines the trust in the United Nations,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani.
“The attack is a violation of the sovereignty of a state member of the United Nations. This attack is far away from the civilised behaviour of states that believe in peace," he said, referring to an Israeli strike earlier this week on the capital Doha targeting members of the Palestinian group Hamas while they were discussing a recent Gaza ceasefire proposal by the US.
He stressed that the assault on Doha aimed to derail negotiations.
“Israel is trying to rearrange the region by force. It is using fundamentalist ideas that is the basis of Israel's behaviour,” he added.
He noted that Qatar believes fully in mediation and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Qatar, he underlined, will continue diplomatic efforts and will not tolerate any attack on its security.
He accused Israel’s current leadership of being “bloodthirsty extremists” who “believe they enjoy impunity” while carrying out a “genocide in Gaza” and undermining regional stability.
“How can we host Israeli representatives when they have committed this attack? Have you heard of any state attacking a mediator this way?” he said.
The prime minister reaffirmed Doha’s commitment to mediation, stressing that peace requires a ceasefire, the release of hostages, humanitarian aid access and a two-state solution.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
