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Israel’s ‘reckless’ actions will undermine peace in the region, UAE says
UAE presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash has been addressing the UNSC. Gargash said his country has condemned in the strongest terms the “blatant Israeli attack” on Qatar.
“The high-level participation in this session clearly underscores the gravity with which we view this Israeli aggression,” he said. Gargash said the attack is a “serious assault” on international law and is an “irresponsible escalation that threatens regional stability and international peace and security”.
The UNSC’s failure to act in response to “repeated Israeli violations” will have consequences for lasting peace, he said.
“This unprecedented attack … also seriously undermines prospects for peace and ending the war in Gaza,” Gargash added, adding that Qatar has been playing a key role in securing a ceasefire.
Jordan calls on UNSC to protect the region from Israel
Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi has called on the UNSC to “act immediately and effectively to curb [Israel’s] arrogance and protect the region from its disastrous actions”.
Safadi said, “Israel does not care about international law and is not deterred by human values”.
Instead, it “considers itself above the law” and “uses brutality to impose a racist ideology”.
He warned that its expansionist goals in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as in Lebanon and Syria, “threaten the region” and must be prevented.
Speaking of Israel’s attack in Qatar’s capital Doha, Safadi said Israel was “shamelessly betraying a state that has been working with the US to reach an exchange deal and a permanent ceasefire”.
“We condemn this brutal and treacherous attack against Qatar,” he added.
Egypt says Israel attempting to prolong the war in Gaza
Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has told the UNSC that “Israel is attempting to prolong the war for extremist political and religious goals aimed at displacing the Palestinian people and liquidating their cause”.
Commenting on Israel’s attack on Doha, Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khalek argued Qatar was punished despite “making tremendous efforts with Egypt to reach an agreement” in Gaza.
“This brutal attack clearly reflects the ideology of Israeli politics, which knows nothing but the language of killing, destruction and aggression,” Abdel Khalek said.
Egypt called on the UNSC to “immediately take a decisive decision to deter Israel and stop the war against the Gaza Strip and the countries in the region”.
