{"id":5495,"date":"2025-09-09T17:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/5495\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:20:08","slug":"world-reacts-to-israels-attack-against-hamas-leaders-in-qatars-doha-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/5495\/","title":{"rendered":"World reacts to Israel\u2019s attack against Hamas leaders in Qatar\u2019s Doha | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Israeli attack<\/a> in Qatar\u2019s capital, Doha, targeting Hamas officials has drawn swift condemnation from across the region and beyond with the UN chief calling it a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office confirmed that the Israeli military carried out the attack in Doha on Tuesday against Hamas leaders. It was the first such attack by Israel on Qatar, which has been a key mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas and hosts the region\u2019s largest United States military base, Al Udeid Air Base.<\/p>\n

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The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned<\/a> \u201cin the strongest terms the cowardly Israeli attack\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here are reactions from regional and international leaders:<\/p>\n

UN secretary-general<\/p>\n

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the air raids a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar.<\/p>\n

He added that all parties to the Gaza war must work towards achieving a permanent ceasefire rather than destroying the prospects of one.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saudi Arabia \u201ccondemns and denounces in the strongest terms the brutal Israeli aggression and the flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly State of Qatar\u201d, adding that it affirms \u201cits full solidarity\u201d.<\/p>\n

It warned of the \u201cgrave consequences resulting from the Israeli occupation\u2019s persistence in its criminal transgressions and its blatant violation of the principles of international law and all international norms\u201d.<\/p>\n

Turkiye<\/p>\n

Turkiye\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel\u2019s attack on Qatar, saying it shows Israel is not interested in an agreement to end the war on Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe targeting of the Hamas negotiating delegation while ceasefire talks continue shows that Israel does not aim to reach peace, but rather continue the war,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation is clear proof that Israel has adopted its expansionist politics in the region and terrorism as a state policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates also voiced support for Doha, condemning the \u201ctreacherous Israeli attack\u201d.<\/p>\n

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE\u2019s president, said: \u201cThe security of the Arab Gulf states is indivisible, and we stand heart and soul with the sisterly State of Qatar, condemning the treacherous Israeli attack that targeted it, and affirming our full solidarity with it in confronting this aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kuwait<\/p>\n

Kuwait issued a statement through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemning what it described as \u201cthe brutal aggression against the State of Qatar by the unjust Israeli forces\u201d.<\/p>\n

Jordan<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli bombing as a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter and called it a blatant attack on the sovereignty and security of Qatar.<\/p>\n

Ministry spokesman Fuad Majali said the Israeli attack constitutes a violation of the sovereignty of an Arab state and is a dangerous and unacceptable provocative escalation that pushes the region towards further violence and conflict and threatens regional and international security and stability.<\/p>\n

Iran<\/p>\n

Iran described the attack as a \u201cgross violation\u201d, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the \u201cextremely dangerous and criminal action is a gross violation of all international rules and regulations, a violation of Qatar\u2019s national sovereignty and territorial integrity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Iraq<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also criticised the attack, calling it a \u201ccowardly act\u201d and expressing \u201cfull support\u201d for Qatar to confront any aggression.<\/p>\n

Palestinian response<\/p>\n

Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of the State of Palestine and vice chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Oraganization, said: \u201cWe strongly condemn the heinous Israeli attack targeting the sisterly State of Qatar.\u201d<\/p>\n

The director general of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Ismail al-Thawabta, said: \u201cThe \u2018Israeli\u2019 occupation committed a cowardly assassination crime in the heart of the Qatari capital, Doha, the mediating state in negotiations between the Palestinian resistance and the occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad armed group described the attack as a \u201cblatant criminal act\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yemen\u2019s Houthi group<\/p>\n

Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, said Arab and Muslim countries must \u201cpay attention\u201d to Israel\u2019s plans before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe warn against a formula for the violations of all countries in the region,\u201d al-Mashat said. \u201cWhat happened in Doha will happen again and more in the rest of the countries if we do not all unite in confronting the Zionist threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maldives<\/p>\n

The Maldives also described the attack as \u201ccowardly and a serious violation of international law\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Maldives stands in solidarity with the State of Qatar and calls on the international community to take urgent and unified action to hold Israel accountable for its numerous and continued violations of international norms and principles,\u201d President Mohamed Muizzu posted on X.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Downing Street said it was monitoring reports of the attack, warning against \u201ca further escalation in violence\u201d in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s official spokesman told reporters denied the UK had any prior knowledge of the attack, saying it was \u201can Israeli-led operation\u201d and \u201can entirely independent operation\u201d.<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X that the attack against Qatar is \u201cunacceptable, whatever the reason may be\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI express my solidarity with Qatar and its emir, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani. War must under no circumstances spread in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the shelling in Doha \u201cunlawful and heinous\u201d, describing it as a blatant violation of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n

He said Pakistan \u201cstands firmly with Qatar, as well as with the Palestinian people, against Israeli aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hamas in Tehran<\/p>\n

Hamas\u2019 representative in Tehran, Khaled al-Qaddoumi, said the assassination attempt on the group\u2019s leaders during a meeting in Doha had failed.<\/p>\n

He said Israel acted \u201cwith direct support from the United States\u201d and accused Washington of paving the way for the attack under the guise of ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n

Lebanon<\/p>\n

The Lebanese government denounced \u201cin the strongest terms\u201d what it called a flagrant violation of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

It urged the international community to act against repeated Israeli aggression that \u201cthreaten security and stability in the entire region\u201d.<\/p>\n

Morocco<\/p>\n

The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the kingdom \u201cstrongly condemns the blatant Israeli aggression\u201d and denounces the violation of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

It expressed solidarity with Doha in the face of what it described as a dangerous escalation.<\/p>\n

Syria<\/p>\n

Damascus condemned the attacks in Doha as \u201ca blatant violation of international law and the sovereignty of the State of Qatar\u201d.<\/p>\n

Syria said the attack was a \u201cdangerous escalation that undermines security and stability in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sudan<\/p>\n

Khartoum\u2019s foreign ministry called the bombing \u201ca clear violation of international laws and norms.\u201d It voiced \u201cfull solidarity\u201d with Qatar and urged the international community to take measures to halt such \u201cbrutal attacks\u201d.<\/p>\n

Egypt<\/p>\n

Cairo condemned the attack as a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of international law, saying it undermined mediation efforts aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. Egypt said it viewed the attack as \u201ca dangerous precedent and an escalation\u201d against Qatar.<\/p>\n

Gulf Cooperation Council<\/p>\n

GCC Secretary-General Jassim al-Budaiwi called the attack a \u201cdespicable and cowardly operation\u201d and vowed solidarity with Qatar.<\/p>\n

He said the aggression violated \u201call international laws and treaties\u201d and urged the international community to hold Israel accountable.<\/p>\n

Algeria<\/p>\n

Algeria denounced the \u201cbrutal Israeli aggression\u201d in Doha and voiced \u201cfull and absolute solidarity\u201d with Qatar.<\/p>\n

It said the attack on the Hamas negotiating team proved Israel \u201cis not inclined toward peace\u201d and warned the region was being dragged into \u201can endless cycle of insecurity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Oman<\/p>\n

Muscat\u2019s foreign ministry condemned what it called the \u201cbrutal attack launched by Israel\u201d. It expressed solidarity with Qatar and described the bombing as a breach of international law.<\/p>\n

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