Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ahmet Yıldız has sharply condemned Israel’s airstrike targeting Hamas’s political leadership in Doha, calling it “state terrorism” and a desperate attempt to destabilize the West Asia region.
Speaking on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council held on Thursday, Yıldız denounced the attack as part of Israel’s “systematic policies and ongoing efforts to undermine regional stability.”
The extraordinary meeting was convened in response to the Israeli strike, which targeted senior Hamas officials in the Qatari capital.
The statement condemned"in the strongest terms this despicable and unwarranted attack against the State of Qatar and in flagrant violation of its territorial sovereignty and national security."
The OIC, which is currently chaired by Turkey, affirmed that the Muslim bloc will not tolerate"any violation of sovereignty, territorial integrity, or security” of its member states by Israel
OIC Group Statement at the UNSC extraordinary meeting held today over the İsraeli attack on Doha, State of Qatar, delivered by Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz, PR of Türkiye and chair of the OIC Group.
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"We stand united in support of the right and duty of the State of Qatar to respond decisively to any reckless breach or aggression that threatens its security and jeopardizes regional stability," he said.
Yıldız stated that the Israeli attack represents an overt threat to both the security of the Middle East region and international peace.
"There is no doubt that this dastardly action constitutes a blatant violation of the norms of international law and certainly the Charter of the United Nations.”
He further called on the 15-member council to"take firm measures in the face of this unjustified use of armed force against the sovereignty of Qatar."
"Accordingly, we call on the Security Council to hold Israel accountable for this act of aggression against Qatar," he added.
The Israeli airstrike on Tuesday targeted a meeting of top leaders from the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as they were said to be gathered at the group’s political offices in Doha to discuss a new US-sponsored ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
Hamas confirmed that its senior negotiators survived the attack, but five members of the group were killed.
Qatar has reacted with fury to the brazen attack on its soil, calling it “cowardly” and “barbaric.”
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has already vowed to respond and said the country is consulting with its regional allies to present a united action.
Al-Thani also said that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “needs to be brought to justice.”
Netanyahu on Wednesday once again threatened to try to kill Hamas leaders in Qatar again if Doha"does not expel" the group’s officials.
Qatar has hit back at Netanyahu, denouncing his remarks as “Islamophobic” and “reckless” and describing them as “explicit threats of future violations of state sovereignty.”
The Israeli aggression drew a deluge of criticism from world leaders, regional resistance groups, as well as many international and religious organizations.
In just three days, Israel has launched attacks in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia, and Qatar, while continuing daily raids in the occupied West Bank.