The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned recent strikes on Qatar's capital Doha, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel's ally the United States.
Israel launched an unprecedented strike targeting political leaders of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in the Qatari capital on Tuesday. Five Hamas members and a Qatari security personnel were killed in the attack.
That marked escalation of Israel's military action in what the United States described as a unilateral attack that does not advance U.S. and Israeli interests.
"The members of the Security Council expressed their condemnation of the recent strikes in Doha, the territory of a key mediator, on 9 September," read the statement by Council members, which conveyed "deep regret at the loss of civilian life."
The United States traditionally shields its ally Israel at the United Nations. U.S. backing for the Security Council statement, which could only be approved by consensus, reflects President Donald Trump's unhappiness with the attack ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
