UNSC slams attack by Israel

The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for deescalation, without naming Israel which carried out the attack.

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The Security Council “underscored the importance of deescalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar’ said the statement, which required the agreement of all 15 council members, including Israel's ally the United States.

Council members also “underlined their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar’

On Tuesday, Israel launched an unprecedented strike on Qatar’s capital Doha targeting Hamas leaders.

The group said its top officials survived, while five of its members were left dead and a Qatari security force member was also killed.

The Security Council statement called Doha “the territory of a key mediator” for peace talks between Israel and Hamas, alongside Egypt and the US.