Qatar says Gaza blockade aiding IS

The Qatari foreign minister warns that the Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the Gaza Strip could turn the coastal territory into a “launching pad” for the Islamic State group.

“If we will leave them as they are, people from [IS] can recruit them easily. They can start operations from there easily,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani tells Reuters.

He says the blockade is turning Gaza into an “open-air prison.”

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