UN Security Council Condemns Attack
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Qatar, Urges De-escalation

The UN Security Council condemns the attack on Qatar earlier in the week – but does not mention Israel, which was behind the attack.

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It is clear after a vote on Thursday evening, Swedish time. The members emphasize in a joint statement "the importance of de-escalation" and "express their solidarity with Qatar".

The vote required that all member countries, including Israel's ally USA, voted yes.

It was on Tuesday that Israel carried out the attack on the terrorist-stamped Hamas highest leadership in Qatar's capital Doha where six people were killed, of which five Hamas members.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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