The State of Qatar expressed on Friday its strong condemnation to the Israeli occupation's use of live bullets against peaceful demonstrations in Gaza marking land day, which led to the martyrdom of a number of Palestinians and injuries to hundreds more.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Israeli escalation was a violation of international laws and conventions.The statement called on the international community and the UN Security Council to assume their responsibility in containing the Israeli war machine and its collective punishment policy directed against the Palestinian people.
The statement also called on the international community to provide protection for the innocent civilians.
The statement stressed the State of Qatar's support to the Palestinian people in all their rights, including the right to return.
The statement also highlighted the State of Qatar's firm support to the Palestinian issue and the struggle of the Palestinian people in order to guarantee the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital.
