Qatar rejects Netanyahu’s 'invasive' Gaza comments, defends mediation role

Qatar slams Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire remarks

Qatar has issued a firm condemnation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments suggesting that it must "stop playing both sides" and decide whether it "stands with civilization or with Hamas barbarism". The remarks, which were made Saturday by Netanyahu’s office, came amid escalating tensions over ceasefire negotiations in Gaza. "The time has come for Qatar to stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it’s o…

Framing Gaza War as 'Defense of Civilization' Mirrors Historical Justifications for Atrocities, Says Qatar - Quds News Network

Doha (Quds News Network)- Qatar has sharply condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The remarks portrayed Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza as a defense of “civilization.” Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr. Majed Al Ansari rejected the statements. He called them inflammatory, irresponsible, and morally bankrupt. “Framing this aggression as a defense of civilization,” said Al Ansari, “recalls the l…

Netanyahu Urges Qatar To 'Choose Civilization Over Barbarism', Provoking Angry Response

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office warned Qatar to “stop playing both sides” in its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, urging the Gulf state to align with “civilization” over “barbarism.” The statement, posted on Netanyahu’s official X account, follows Qatar’s condemnation of an alleged Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid ship near Malta […]

Qatar rejects Netanyahu’s 'invasive' Gaza comments, defends mediation role

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent remarks, labeling them as "inflammatory". This comes in response to Netanyahu alleging the Gulf state of "playing both sides" in Gaza truce negotiations. In a statement issued on Sunday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari emphasised that such comments "fall far short of the most basic standards of political and moral respon…

Qatar rejects PM's statement that it must 'stop playing both sides' in Gaza talks

ISRAEL: Hostage families call on government to halt Gaza war expansion plans, as IDF calls up tens of thousands of reservists ■ GAZA: 39 people killed on Saturday, Gaza medical sources say ■ SYRIA: IDF planes deliver humanitarian aid to Druze residents of southern Syria ■ YEMEN: U.S. and British aircraft reported to have carried out dozens of strikes across Yemen

The Israeli Prime Minister accused Qatar of "double play" and "double language" in his mediation for an agreement between Hamas and Israel. "Has the release of no less than 138 hostages been achieved by so-called "just" military operations or by the very mediation that is today unjustly criticized and undermined?" questions the Qatari Foreign Ministry in its response.