Qatar has once again pushed for urgent talks to get the Gaza ceasefire agreement back on track, warning that further delays will only deepen the humanitarian catastrophe in the Strip.
Speaking at the UN Security Council’s latest meeting on the Middle East crisis, Qatar’s ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani didn’t mince words. She pointed out how the council was gathering while Gaza faces some of its worst conditions ever—especially after Israel restarted its military campaign.
She made it clear Qatar sees this renewed offensive as a direct slap in the face to global peace efforts, especially since Egypt and the US had already helped broker a ceasefire earlier this year.
The ambassador also called out Israel’s relentless attacks on civilians, hitting hospitals, schools, and crowded neighborhoods. She brought up the bombing of the Baptist Hospital as one of the worst examples—a brutal massacre that breaks every rule of war.
On top of that, Qatar slammed Israel’s decision to cut off food, power, and aid to Gaza, calling it a clear violation of both the ceasefire deal and international law. Using starvation as a weapon is unacceptable, she stressed, demanding that the world force Israel to reopen aid routes immediately.
But it’s not just Gaza. Sheikha Alya also condemned Israel’s latest moves in the West Bank, like approving new settlements and even setting up an agency to push Palestinians out of Gaza entirely. These steps, she warned, ignore past UN resolutions and make peace even harder to reach.
The ambassador didn’t hold back on other fronts either. She criticized Israel’s attempts to weaken UNRWA by shutting down schools in East Jerusalem, robbing kids of education. She also denounced Israeli officials for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque and extremist groups for threatening to destroy it, stressing that Qatar will never accept any changes to Jerusalem’s holy sites.
The speech also touched on Israel’s recent strikes in Syria and Lebanon, which Qatar called reckless violations of sovereignty. The ambassador urged all sides to stick to ceasefire deals and reminded everyone that Qatar stands firmly with Lebanon.
Wrapping up, Sheikha Alya repeated Qatar’s long-standing support for the two-state solution, with an independent Palestine on 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital. She confirmed Qatar’s backing for the upcoming peace conference led by Saudi Arabia and France, hoping it can finally bring real progress.
For Qatar, the message was simple: the world can’t keep watching in silence. It’s time to act before more lives are lost.