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Key Points
- Australia has denounced Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar’s capital.
- The strike in Israel’s name claimed the lives of five Hamas members, including the son of a senior leader.
- Global leaders assert that these attacks severely jeopardize ceasefire efforts in the Middle East.
“This violates Qatar’s sovereignty. It endangers the ceasefire efforts and risks further escalation.”
The attack on a Hamas facility in Doha, Qatar’s capital, led to five Hamas members’ deaths, though the group noted that its senior leadership survived. Source: Getty / Anadolu
Wong added that Australia was limited in its ability to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas but continued to work alongside others towards peace.
“I regard Qatar as a close Ally and friend of the U.S., and am deeply concerned about the attack’s location,” he commented, though he maintained that targeting Hamas remains a “worthy goal”.
“Bombing unilaterally within Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the U.S. that is bravely working hard and taking risks with us to secure peace, does not align with Israel or America’s objectives.”
But he added: “Nothing will deter us from continuing this (mediation) role for all the different issues around us in the region.”
‘War must not be allowed to spread’
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres also condemned the attack.
“But I don’t forget, and Israel will never forget.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that critics of Israel’s actions in Doha overlook the deadly attack by Hamas on Israel in October 2023. Source: SIPA USA / Sergei Guneyev
In Brussels, European Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said: “Today’s airstrike by Israel against Hamas leaders in Doha breaches international law and Qatar’s territorial integrity, and risks a further escalation of violence in the region.”
