UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Safety Council on Thursday condemned latest strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, however didn’t point out Israel within the assertion agreed to by all 15 members, together with Israel’s ally the United States.
Israel tried to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the assault on Tuesday, escalating its navy motion in what the US described as a unilateral assault that doesn’t advance US and Israeli pursuits.
The US historically shields its ally Israel on the United Nations. US backing for the Safety Council assertion, which might solely be accredited by consensus, displays President Donald Trump’s unhappiness with the assault ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Council members underscored the significance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar. They underlined their assist for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar,” learn the assertion, drafted by Britain and France.
The extensively condemned Doha operation was particularly delicate as a result of Qatar has been internet hosting and mediating negotiations geared toward securing a ceasefire within the Gaza warfare.
“Council members underscored that releasing the hostages, together with these killed by Hamas, and ending the warfare and struggling in Gaza should stay our prime precedence,” the Safety Council assertion learn.
The Safety Council will meet afterward Thursday to debate the Israeli assault at a gathering as a result of be attended by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. —Reuters
