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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
UK, France and Spain condemn Israeli strike in Qatar
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The United Kingdom, France, and Spain condemn Israel’s strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha today as violations of international law, calling for de-escalation in the region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer writes on X that the strikes “violate Qatar’s sovereignty and risk further escalation across the region,” urging “an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages, and a huge surge in aid into Gaza.”
French President Emmanuel Macron also takes to X to say the strikes “are unacceptable, whatever the reason,” adding that, “Under no circumstances should the war spread throughout the region.”
Spain’s Foreign Ministry issues a statement against the attacks, saying they violate “Qatari territorial sovereignty” in a “flagrant breach of international law,” calling for “an immediate end to violence and a return to diplomatic negotiations.”
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hits back at Madrid, writing in a post on X that, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced nine punitive measures against Israel for its wartime conduct in Gaza, “Yesterday – Hamas praised Spain’s decisions against Israel. Today – Spain condemned Israel’s strike against Hamas terrorist leaders.”
“This is how true partnership looks like” Sa’ar quips.
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