NNA - The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, called on Wednesday for the international community to take action to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon and Gaza, noting that his country will continue mediation efforts to end the war on the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip.

The Emir of Qatar said in a joint press conference with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in the Qatari capital, Doha, that “he Israeli aggression on Gaza, the West Bank, Al-Aqsa Mosque and Lebanon, pointing out that the martyrdom of thousands of people who were killed and wounded as a result of the aggression puts the entire region on the brink of the abyss, and leads to the expansion of the circle of violence in it,” noting that Doha has warned of escalation in Lebanon since the beginning of the war on the Gaza Strip.

He added that “Qatar calls on the international community to take urgent action to compel the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon,” stressing that his country supports any efforts to reduce escalation and maintain stability in the region.

Regarding Qatar’s role as a mediator in negotiations between the occupation and the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, Sheikh Tamim affirmed “the continuation of the State of Qatar’s efforts and endeavours to stop the war in Gaza and release the hostages and detainees, explaining that mediation is a strategic option for Qatar.”

He reiterated that the “two-state solution and the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital is the key to a lasting and sustainable peace in the region, noting that any other proposals or solutions to circumvent this are doomed to failure.”

Regarding Pezeshkian’s first visit to Qatar since assuming office last June, the Emir of Qatar said that the Iranian president’s visit is taking place within the framework of continuing dialogue between the two countries, during which areas of cooperation, especially trade and economic, were discussed.

He added that they discussed the circumstances and the moment the region is going through, represented by the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the West Bank, and its other aggression on Lebanon. ----Agencies

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