Talking to Al Jazeera, Al Sudani described the Israeli bombing in Qatar as a violation of international law and norms and threat to the security of the Gulf state and region. He stressed that nothing would prevent Islamic countries from creating joint security forces for collective defense, adding that “there are many cards that can be used to stand up to this unstoppable attack in Qatar.”
Meanwhile, a government source told Shafak News that al-Sudani will represent Iraq at the Arab Islamic Summit in Doha on September 14-15, and that Ahmad al-Shara, who was in a transitional period in Syria, will be present along with other Arab leaders.
Israel carried out airstrikes and targeted Qatar’s Hamas political leaders.
The strike targeting senior Hamas negotiators maritalized six people, including Hammam Al Hayya, son of Hamas leader Khalil Al Hayya. According to Israel Hayom, the occupying forces had notified both the US and Qatari authorities before hitting Hamas’ Doha office.
The UN Security Council has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Doha, which hosted indirect talks between Hamas and Israel to end the war in Gaza.
The airstrikes have attracted widespread criticism from the United Nations, the Arab League and regional countries. In a statement supported by the US, the UN Security Council expressed concern over the attack, reaffirmed Qatar’s sovereignty, and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the strike a “fragrant violation.” Arab League chief Ahmed Bourgate has denounced the attack as a “dangerous escalation.”
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon all issued sharp criticisms, warning that the invasion would threaten both regional and international security.
Palestinians also joined the criticism, with President Mahmoud Abbas describing the attack as an attack on “sister Qatar,” and the Islamic jihadist movement called it a “criminal act” aimed at undermining Doha’s mediation efforts.
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