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Sunday, March 17, 2024
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
PA’s Abbas thanks Qatar for support of Palestinian people in call with Qatari emir
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani by phone today, thanking the Qatari leader for the Gulf country’s support for the Palestinian people.
Qatar hosts leaders of Islamist Palestinian terror group Hamas, backs Palestinian causes in the international sphere, and bankrolls Palestinian projects and programs.
Abbas thanked the emir for Qatar’s “unswerving support for the Palestinian cause on global platforms,” according to a readout carried by Palestinian news agency Wafa tonight.
The two also discussed the measures needed for an end to the war in Gaza against Hamas, triggered by the terror group’s October 7 massacre, and for an increase in humanitarian aid, the readout says.
