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SvennoJ on 09 September 2025
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Qatar’s UN ambassador tells Security Council investigation under way

Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has informed the UN Security Council in a letter that the Gulf country is “conducting investigations at the highest level” following Israel’s attack targeting a Hamas delegation in Doha.

Qatar “will not tolerate this aggressive Israeli behavior that undermines regional security, and will not accept any action targeting its security and sovereignty,” the letter said.

“Further details will be announced as soon as they become available, and we will keep the Council informed of the latest developments.”

Qatar denies being informed of Israeli attack

Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, denies the White House claims that the US informed Qatar about the Israeli strikes before they took place.

“The statements being circulated that the State of Qatar was pre-informed of the attack are completely false,” al-Ansari said in a statement. “The call that was received from an American official came during the sound of the explosions that resulted from the Israeli attack in Doha.”

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt had said earlier that after being told about Israel’s plan, “Trump immediately directed Special Envoy Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did”.

Triple setback for Trump, Netanyahu as Qatar calls White House claim ‘baseless’


In an extraordinary development, the Qatari government has put out a statement calling the claim made by the White House untrue. This was after the White House said that Donald Trump had instructed Steve Witkoff to alert Doha about the Israeli attack in advance. Qatar said no one informed them about the attack in advance. Being called out for a lie by Qatar wasn’t the only setback faced by Trump. There were more bad news for him and Benjamin Netanyahu. It has emerged that the Hamas leadership has survived the attack and Qatar has decided to walk out of its mediator’s role in the ceasefire talks. Rifat Jawaid says this is a tragic day for both people of Gaza and the families of the hostages.


Egypt’s el-Sisi speaks with Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim, condemns Israeli attack

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has expressed his country’s “full solidarity” with Qatar during a call with its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Egyptian presidency has said.

“The president stressed Egypt’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the aggressive act committed by Israel against the brotherly State of Qatar, affirming Egypt’s categorical rejection of any violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar,” el-Sisi’s office said.

Qatar and Egypt have been leading mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.