Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said Wednesday that Doha found a recent Gaza ceasefire violation “disappointing and frustrating,” but immediately mobilised in full coordination with the US to contain the situation, said an Anadolu report.
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Al-Thani said that throughout the process, Qatar had witnessed numerous ceasefire violations, many of which were not reported because they were less significant.
“But yesterday’s event was honestly something that (was) very disappointing and frustrating for us to see that it’s happening, and we were trying to contain it, and we mobilised right away after this, and in full coordination with the United States, and we have seen that the US also is committed to the deal,” he said.
Qatar, along with Türkiye, Egypt, and the United States, mediated the ceasefire deal reached on Oct. 10. The four countries signed a document formalising the agreement during an international summit hosted by Egypt in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
His remarks came after the Israeli army killed more than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday evening, violating a ceasefire agreement in place since Oct. 10, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israel’s renewed attacks also injured 253 people, including 78 children and 84 women, the ministry added.