UN DK Condemns Attack On Doha But Doesn't Call Israel, Algeria: Council Still Confined

JAKARTA - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the attack on Qatar's capital, Doha, but did not mention Israel in a statement approved by all 15 members, including Israeli allies, the United States.

"Members of the Council underlined the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar. They underlined their support for Qatari's sovereignty and territorial integrity," read a statement compiled by Britain and France.

The widely criticized Doha operation is very sensitive as Qatar has hosted and mediated negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

"Members of the Council underlined that the release of the hostages, including those killed by Hamas, and ending the war and suffering in Gaza must remain our top priority," the Security Council said in a statement.

Algeria voiced its disappointment that the Security Council's statement was no more firm.

"Violence gave birth to violence. Impunity gave birth to war. Silence in the international community, and this Security Council itself, sparking chaos," Algerian Ambassador to the United Nations, Amar Bendjama, told the council.

"The council itself is still restrained, unable even to name the aggressor, to validate aggression as a violation of international law," he said.

Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani accused Israel of trying to thwart attempts to end the war in Gaza by attacking Hamas leaders in Doha, but promised to continue its mediation efforts.

"Attacking our territory while we were busy negotiating has revealed Israel's intentions. Israel is trying to undermine the prospect of peace. Israel is trying to prolong the suffering of the Palestinian people," he told the council.

"This also shows that extremists who rule Israel at this time don't care about the hostages. This is not a priority," he stressed.

Meanwhile, Pakistan questioned whether the release of the detained Hamas hostages was a priority for Israel.

"It is clear that Israel, the occupation force, is determined to do everything it can to destroy and destroy any possible peace," Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, told the council.

Israel attempted to kill Hamas political leaders with attacks on Tuesday, escalating its military action in what Washington describes as a unilateral attack that does not advance the interests of the US and Israel.

"This attack sends a message that should resonate across this assembly. There is no shelter for terrorists, not in Gaza, not in Tehran, not in Doha. There is no immunity for terrorists," said Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon at a Security Council meeting on the attack.

"We will take action against terror leaders wherever they hide," he added.