Qatar to continue mediatory efforts on Gaza, despite Israel's actions — PM

Israel's actions will not bar Qatar from continuing its mediatory efforts jointly with Egypt and the United States to ultimately settle the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said, commenting on Israel's strike on Hamas leaders' residence in Doha, Report informs via TASS.

"Our policy is based on the firm conviction that a fair, comprehensive, and lasting peace is a strategic choice. From this point of view, we state that Israel's disgusting and barbaric actions will not bar us from continuing our sincere efforts jointly with Egypt and the United States toward ending this unfair war in the Gaza Strip," he said at an extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

He condemned the Israeli attack as a "dangerous escalation threatening regional peace and security and undermining any efforts toward stability in the Middle East." According to the Qatari prime minister, the attack on Doha should be seen as state terrorism stemming from "the current extremist Israeli government's approach."