Qatar strongly condemns Israeli threats to attack Rafah, wants urgent action
QNA
Doha: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli threats to storm Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip, warning of a humanitarian disaster in the city that became a last resort for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the besieged strip.
In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for an urgent action that prevents the Israeli occupation forces’ invasion of Rafah and the act of genocide in the city, in addition to providing full protection for the civilians under the international law and international humanitarian law.
The ministry of Foreign Affairs underscored the State of Qatar’s categorical rejection of the attempts of forced displacement of the fraternal Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry also reiterated the State of Qatar’s unwavering stance on the justice of the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights for the fraternal Palestinian people and the establishment of their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has also condemned and strongly rejected the intentions of the Israeli occupation regarding the invasion of the city of Rafah after forcibly displacing its civilian population.
The GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi stated that, “This Israeli criminal act or contemplation thereof threatens to escalate violence, destabilise the region’s security and stability, and lead to further deterioration and suffering for the Palestinian people. It constitutes a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian conventions that protect the rights and sovereignty of nations, he stressed.
He called on the international community, “in this challenging time”, to work collectively and in solidarity to confront these Israeli plans with a spirit of unity and shared responsibility. This should reflect a deep commitment to the principles of peace, justice, and human dignity, and a clear and unified rejection of such actions that reaffirms our joint commitment to regional and international justice and peace, he pointed out.
