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‘Our primary goal is to stop the war’ on Gaza: Qatar PM says at GCC summit

The GCC summit in Qatar also adjourned with the Doha Declaration, a joint statement that underscored the regional bloc’s rejection of Israel’s ongoing crimes in Gaza. Qatar’s efforts to reach…

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Qatar Amir condemns Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in opening remarks at GCC summit

Sheikh Tamim noted that Israel was violating “all religious, moral and humanitarian standards and values” in Palestine. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed that Israel was committing…

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Qatar commits $18mn to UNRWA to aid Palestinian refugees amid Israel’s war on Gaza

The Gulf state was also the first Arab country to sign a multi-year agreement with UNRWA in 2018. The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee…

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Qatar’s Sheikha Moza discusses Israeli ‘aggression’ on Gaza with WHO director

Reports also emerged on Monday that WHO Director-General and the organisation’s Qatari chairperson will be convening an emergency session over the health crisis in Gaza next week. Sheikha Moza bint…

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Qatar PM calls for international investigation into ‘Israeli occupation’s crimes’

The senior Qatari official also stressed that Doha will continue to mediate for a ceasefire. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Sunday called for…

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Qatari Foreign Ministry affirms mediation efforts will continue, despite end of truce

Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari has said that “lines of communication” will remain open to reinstate a truce. Qatar will continue with mediation efforts despite Israel resuming…

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Israeli strikes destroy Qatar-funded Hamad City in Gaza

Sheikh Hamad laid the foundation stone of the mega project in 2012 during a historic trip to Gaza. Israeli occupation forces attacked the Qatar-funded “Hamad City”, south of Gaza, on…

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UK to deploy surveillance aircraft over Gaza to help Israel ‘locate’ captives

British unarmed surveillance aircraft will be deployed to Gaza following the end of the Qatari-Egyptian brokered temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. British non-combatant surveillance aircraft will be deployed over…

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Qatar’s amir stresses need for ceasefire in Gaza during meeting with French president

Palestinian human rights organisations on Saturday urged the UN to “prevent the unfolding genocide in Gaza”. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed the need for a permanent…

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