The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on 4 January 2024 condemning the statements made by the Israeli Ministers of Finance and National Security regarding the forced displacement of Gaza's residents.

Qatar Condemns in the Strongest Terms Israeli Statements on the Displacement of Gaza Residents#MOFAQatar pic.twitter.com/yUmGZ51ttU

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) January 4, 2024

The statement was as follows:

The State of Qatar condemned in strongest terms the remarks made by the Ministers of Finance and National Security in the occupation government regarding the force-displacement of Gaza's residents, the reoccupation of the Strip, and settlement construction, considering these remarks to be an extension of the occupation approach to violating the rights of the fraternal Palestinian people, contempt for international laws and agreements, and its poisonous efforts to block the way to opportunities for peace, especially the two-state solution.

In a statement on Thursday, 4 January 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the policy of collective punishment and forced displacement practised by the occupation authority with Gaza's residents will not change the fact that Gaza is Palestinian soil and will remain Palestinian. In this context, the ministry underscored the need for the international community to line up with determination to confront the extremist and provocative policies of the Israeli occupation to avoid the continuation of the violence spiral in the region and its extension to the world.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the only guarantee for achieving sustainable peace in the Middle East is reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause according to the Arab Initiative and the two-state solution that guarantees the establishment of an independent, viable State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the Palestinian people's enjoyment of their inalienable rights.

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Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)/QNA
Cover image credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)

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