Qatar’s Prime Minister Condemned Israel Bombing Its Capital, Calling It "State Terrorism By Netanyahu”
"We cannot call it anything other than state terrorism practiced by someone like Netanyahu."
Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has condemned Israel’s attack on its capital, Doha, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, calling it “state terrorism.”
His comments come after Israel bombed a residential area in Doha hours earlier, saying that it was attempting to assassinate top Hamas leaders.
The attack is the first time Israel has attacked Qatar, which has been a key mediator in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, and came just hours after Israel’s foreign minister said it had accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by the US.
A Hamas official told the BBC that its negotiating team was targeted during a meeting discussing the ceasefire proposal put forward by the US.
Speaking at a press conference after the attack, Abdulrahman al-Thani said that the bombing “cannot be called anything other than state terrorism” and is part of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing attempts to destabilize regional security and stability.
Hamas later said in a statement that all senior Hamas members attending the meeting survived the assassination attempt, but six people were killed.
Abdulrahman al-Thani said the attack was “100% treacherous” and that Qatar was not warned about the bombing by the US until 10 minutes after.
He went on to condemn Israel’s “ongoing political recklessness”, saying the country had encroached on the sovereignty of other countries in the region.
However, Abdulrahman al-Thani added that medication is part of Qatar’s identity and it will not be deterred from carrying out its role to achieve stability in the region.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on social media that Israel takes full responsibility for the attack.
Israel has now bombed at least five Arab countries over the past month, including Palestine’s Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.
It is also suspected to be behind two consecutive drone attack on two Global Sumud Flotilla ships bound for Gaza in Tunisia on Monday and Tuesday.
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