Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who\nalso serves as the country\u2019s Foreign Minister, has explicitly referred\nto Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a \u201cwar criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Al Thani asserted that Doha will continue its mediation efforts, even\nas regional tensions escalate. The statement, as reported by Anadolu\nAgency on Wednesday (30\/09\/2026), was made by Al Thani during an\ninterview with British journalist Piers Morgan on Tuesday (29\/09) local\ntime.<\/p>\n
When asked whether he considers Netanyahu a war criminal, Al Thani\nreplied: \u201cOf course. What has been done in Gaza is a war crime, and\nanyone responsible for this is a war criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHospitals have been targeted, schools have also been targeted.\nWhatever justifications and arguments are presented, nothing can justify\nthese actions,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Al Thani also accused Netanyahu of politically attacking Qatar to\ndivert attention from his own actions and those of his government.<\/p>\n
He reiterated his condemnation of the Israeli airstrikes on Doha in\nSeptember 2025, which targeted Hamas officials while Qatar was\nconducting mediation efforts. The attack killed five Hamas members and a\nQatari security officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were attacked by Israel while we were mediating. Netanyahu has\ncrossed the line, just as he has crossed other lines in the past,\u201d Al\nThani criticised.<\/p>\n
Despite the high tensions, Al Thani stated that Qatar will continue\nto prioritise diplomacy, arguing that behind-the-scenes communication\nremains the most effective way to achieve progress in dialogue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing our utmost to provide the best advice to the US\ngovernment on how to achieve a solution, as well as to Iran,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/qatari-prime-minister-explicitly-labels-netanyahu-a-war-criminal-1790766202", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }