Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, issued a stern warning Thursday to Qatar following an Israeli strike that killed at least six Hamas leaders in Doha. Speaking at an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council, Danon said Qatar must act against Hamas or risk Israel taking matters into its own hands.
“History will not be kind to accomplices,” Danon said. “Either Qatar condemns Hamas, expels Hamas, and brings Hamas to justice. Or Israel will.”
The strike, carried out Tuesday, targeted Hamas officials gathered in Qatar’s capital to consider a U.S.-backed ceasefire amid ongoing hostilities in Gaza. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister, called the attack “unjustified” and said Israel’s timing showed it “does not care” about the hostages held in Gaza.
“Extremists that rule Israel today do not care about the hostages — otherwise, how do we justify the timing of this attack?” Sheikh Mohammed said, earlier telling CNN that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly responsible for destroying any hope for negotiations.
Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea said “it is inappropriate for any member to use this to question Israel’s commitment to bringing their hostages home.”
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