Donald Trump has distanced the US from Israel’s “unlucky” strike in Qatar, which drew worldwide condemnation and killed 5 members of Hamas.
The Israeli Defence Forces mentioned it carried out Tuesday’s strike in Doha “focusing on the senior management of the Hamas terrorist organisation”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned “Israel initiated it, Israel carried out it, and Israel takes full accountability” for the assault – which the US president echoed on Reality Social.
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Mr Trump mentioned the US navy notified his administration concerning the Israeli assault on the Qatari capital, and added: “It was not a call made by me.
“Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and shut Ally of the US, that’s working very exhausting and bravely taking dangers with us to dealer Peace, doesn’t advance Israel or America’s objectives.”
Mr Trump then mentioned nevertheless that eliminating Hamas “is a worthy aim,” and that he believes “this unlucky incident may function a chance for PEACE”.
Chatting with reporters a bit later, he mentioned he was “not thrilled” concerning the strike and would make a “full assertion” on Wednesday.
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Mr Netanyahu mentioned the operation was a “surgical, precision strike,” and claimed it was “fully justified” after six people were killed in Jerusalem – which Hamas took accountability for.
In the meantime, Qatar’s inside ministry mentioned {that a} member of its safety forces have been killed in Israel’s strike, and its UN ambassador known as the assault a “felony assault” and “cowardly” act.
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Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani advised the United Nations Safety Council that Qatar “not tolerate this reckless Israeli habits and the continuing disruption of regional safety,” including the strike “constitutes a blatant violation of all worldwide legal guidelines and norms”.
In a cellphone name with Mr Trump, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani additionally mentioned Qatar will take all crucial measures to guard its safety and protect its sovereignty.
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Starmer condemns strike forward of Herzog go to
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer additionally condemned Israel’s strike, saying it violates Qatar’s sovereignty and dangers additional escalation within the area.
His feedback got here forward of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s go to to Britain, the place he’ll meet with the prime minister this afternoon.
Sir Keir mentioned in an announcement he intends to lift the problem of the “insupportable scenario” in Gaza with Mr Herzog, including: “We have been clear Israel should take motion to finish [the] horrific scenes.”
In a cellphone name with the Emir of Qatar, Sir Keir additionally “gave his condolences for the loss of life of a Qatari safety officer killed within the assault”, in response to a Downing Road readout.
Palestine Solidarity Marketing campaign campaigners protest Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s go to to the UK outdoors Downing Road. Pic: PA
Protests in opposition to Mr Herzog’s go to are extensively anticipated all through his go to. Demonstrators gathered outdoors Downing Road yesterday to protest his arrival, whereas Inexperienced Occasion chief Zack Polanski advised Sky Information that the official should be arrested.
Mr Polanski, who’s Jewish, mentioned: “Welcoming a possible battle felony to the UK is one other demonstration of how this Labour authorities is implicated within the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
“It additionally serves as a brutal insult to these mourning the hundreds of harmless lives misplaced and to tons of of hundreds of Palestinians dealing with ongoing violence and starvation.”
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Israel has strongly denied that its actions in Gaza quantity to genocide, however is being challenged on the problem in a case on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice in The Hague.
The world’s main affiliation of genocide students, in addition to a number of Israeli human rights organisations, have already accused the country of genocide.
