‘Nothing is justifying this’: Qatar’s PM slams Israel’s atrocities in Gaza

Qatar’s top diplomat says Israel has undermined Doha’s efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza from ‘day one’.Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has condemned Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, saying whoever is responsible for the devastation in the besieged Palestinian territory is a “war criminal”.Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar’s foreign minister, made the remark on Tuesday on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” when asked about the nature of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Qatar denounces Israeli aggression across the regionlist 2 of 3Qatar on mediation efforts: ‘We can’t let diplomacy fail’list 3 of 3‘Netanyahu targets Qatar to deflect from Gaza war crimes’end of listHe described the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, as “a massacre” that “should be condemned”. He called for accountability for the perpetrators of that attack, but said the Israeli response was unjustified.“Hospitals have been targeted, schools have been targeted. Whatever the justifications and the arguments, nothing is justifying this,” he added.Sheikh Mohammed also criticised Israel’s near-daily violations of the “ceasefire” that took effect in October 2025, saying more than 1,400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had been killed since.“There is more occupied territory – almost 70 percent of the Strip has been occupied and not allowed by the Israeli forces. They are not fulfilling their commitments of this agreement,” he said. “This is just showing that they have different intentions.”He said Qatar’s efforts to broker a ceasefire had been repeatedly “undermined” by Israel “from day one of the war”.He also condemned Israel’s strike on the Qatari capital, Doha, in 2025, which targeted senior Hamas officials who had gathered for negotiations. The attack, which caused a deadly explosion, was an unprecedented violation of Qatar’s sovereignty.