US EditionPakistan Leads Condemnation of Israeli Strike on Qatar at UNHCR
The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned Israel's strike on Hamas negotiators in Qatar as a violation of international law threatening regional peace and mediation efforts.
- On September 9, 2025, Israel launched a military strike on Qatar targeting Hamas negotiators engaged in ceasefire talks, triggering an urgent UN Human Rights Council debate in Geneva on September 16.
- The attack violated international human rights and humanitarian law, undermined Qatar's mediation role, and was condemned as a dangerous escalation by multiple states and organizations.
- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the European Union, the UAE, Pakistan, Algeria, China, and others condemned the strike while Israel's ambassador denounced the debate as biased and anti-Israel propaganda.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk called the strike "a shocking breach of international law," stressing it attacked peace efforts and risked further regional destabilization amid ongoing Gaza conflict.
- The attack intensified regional tensions, prompted calls for accountability, reinforced Qatar's mediation commitment, and highlighted risks to peace processes and regional stability.
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UAE Affirms Full Solidarity with Qatar, Condemns Israeli Aggression During Urgent Human Rights Council Debate in Geneva
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed its full solidarity with the State of Qatar and strongly condemned the blatant and cowardly Israeli attack that targeted Qatar, describing it as a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of an Arab Gulf state and a UN Member State, and a serious escalation that threatens regional peace and stability. World News | UAE Affirms Full Solidarity with Qatar, Co…
Pakistan leads condemnation of Israeli strike on Qatar at UNHCR
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the Israeli military aggression against Qatar on September 9. The OIC said, Israel violated the international law and the UN Charter, and constituted a dangerous escalation, threatening human rights in the region. “This unjustifiable and unprovoked attack constitutes a dangerous escalation, threatening the human rights, and an attack on the sovereignty, security, and ter…
UN warns Israel’s Qatar attack as assault on ‘regional peace and
GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief warned on Tuesday that Israel’s airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar last week threatened regional peace and stability and urged “accountability for unlawful killings.” “Israel’s strike on negotiators in Doha on September 9 was a shocking breach of international law,” Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council. Israel targeted
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The Straits TimesUN rights chief condemns Israeli strike in Doha as assault on regional stability
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Israel undermined regional peace and stability in its attack last week on Hamas leaders who had been in Qatar to negotiate a ceasefire, the United Nations rights chief said during an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
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