Saudi Arabia condemns ‘criminal’ Israeli strike on Qatari soil

By Lazar Berman

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9 September 2025, 5:53 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has called Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani to condemn Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, says the Saudi Foreign Ministry.

The crown prince offers Saudi Arabia’s “full support for the sisterly State of Qatar, and its condemnation of the blatant Israeli attack on the sisterly State of Qatar, which constitutes a criminal act and a flagrant violation of international laws and norms,” says the kingdom’s Foreign Ministry.

Saudi Arabia says it is also “deploying all its capabilities” to support Qatar “and the measures it is taking to protect its security and preserve its sovereignty.”