‘Have you seen a state attack negotiators like that?’ Qatar PM slams Israeli strike on Doha at UN
NEW YORK: “Have you seen a state attack negotiators like that?” Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani asked the UN Security Council on Thursday, following an Israeli airstrike on a diplomatic compound in Doha that killed several people, including a Qatari security officer.
Addressing an emergency meeting convened at the request of Algeria, Somalia and Pakistan, the Qatari prime minister described the Sept. 9 strike as a “criminal assault” and a “clear violation of Qatar’s sovereignty.”
He warned that it threatened to derail ongoing ceasefire negotiations and peace efforts in Gaza.
Israel’s airstrike hit a residential complex in Doha housing members of Hamas’ political bureau and their families. The location, Sheikh Mohammed emphasized, was widely known to diplomats, journalists, and others involved in the mediation process.
