‘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 speaks prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex, Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 [Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-06-21T150152Z_455887200_RC2EYLA0D2PL_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SWISS-MEETING-1787796288.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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 speaks prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex, Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 [Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-06-21T150152Z_455887200_RC2EYLA0D2PL_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SWISS-MEETING-1787796288.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![A street view of Tehran with the iconic Milad Tower rising in the background [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/768768-1783936913-1790672819.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)





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