Qatar’s Minister of State heads the team assigned by the Cabinet to pursue legal action against the September 9 Israeli attack on Qatar.

Qatar has formally initiated legal steps towards filing a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) following Israel’s attack on its capital on September 9 that killed six people including an officer of the Qatar Internal Security Forces.

The move was announced by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, who confirmed that a legal team had been formed to examine international law violations and defend Qatari sovereignty.

Al Khulaifi met with the ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane and Deputy Prosecutor of ICC Nazhat Shameem Khan.

“During the two meetings, I reaffirmed Qatar’s commitment to supporting the path of international justice and to ensuring accountability for perpetrators of crimes under international law—including wars crimes and acts of aggression —so as to prevent them from escaping punishment within the framework of international criminal law,” Al-Khulaifi posted on X.

Israel targeted a villa where senior members of Hamas’s political bureau were meeting to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the war on Gaza.

The attacked marked the first instance of an Israeli military strike on Qatari soil, escalating regional tensions and drawing condemnation from across the Gulf and beyond.

Israeli officials quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it a targeted strike and claiming it was carried out independently without coordination with allies.

Qatar, a key U.S. ally and mediator, has hosted Hamas’s political bureau since 2012 at the behest of Washington.

The Qatari Cabinet held an emergency session the day of the strike, chaired by Al Khulaifi, with evaluating avenues for accountability, including potential proceedings at the ICC in The Hague.