Netanyahu, Katz say Doha attack ‘completely justified’
In a joint statement, the Israeli prime minister and his defence minister link the attack in Doha to the East Jerusalem shooting that killed six Israelis yesterday.
“The prime minister and defense minister believed the operation was completely justified in light of the fact that this Hamas leadership initiated and organized the October 7 massacre, and has not ceased to launch murderous actions against the State of Israel and its citizens since then,” the statement said.
The strikes on Doha, which targeted a residential neighbourhood, appear to violate several provisions of international law, including the UN Charter’s prohibition on aggression against independent states.
US senator celebrates Israeli strikes
Democratic lawmaker John Fetterman shares a social media post appearing to revel in the Israeli attack on Qatar – a formal partner of the US as a major non-NATO ally and host to the largest US military base in the Middle East.
Israeli parliament speaker: ‘This is a message for the entire Middle East’
In a social media post, Amir Ohana, speaker of the Israeli Knesset, has shared a video of the Israeli strikes on Doha with a caption in Arabic that reads: “This is a message for the entire Middle East.”
Critics have been accusing Israel of operating as a rogue state, waging aggressions well-beyond its borders in violation of international law.
