Qatar 'playing both sides',accuses Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Qatar accusing it of playing both sides and urging it to choose between civilization and supporting Hamas. Qatar rejected the statement, calling it inflammatory and lacking responsibility. In a social media post,Netanyahu characterized Israel’s military actions as a just war with just means, framing the ongoing conflict as a broader struggle between civilization and barbarism. He also urged Qatar to clarify its stance, accusing it of playing both sides and calling on the Gulf state to choose between the side of civilization or aligning with Hamas.
In responce, Qatar’s Foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari condemned the statements as inflammatory and said they failed to meet basic standards of political and moral responsibility. Al-Ansari reiterated Qatar’s commitment to mediation, not military engagement, and highlighted that it was through diplomatic efforts that 138 hostages had already been freed.He went on to assert that Qatar has worked since the start of the war to broker a ceasefire and secure the release of the hostages.
The Qatari government spokesperson said Israel’s ongoing military offensive has sparked “one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of modern times.” He blasted Israel’s two-month-and-counting blockade on humanitarian aid, which Jerusalem asserts is aimed at coaxing Hamas to release additional hostages. “Is this truly the model of ‘civilization’ being promoted?” al-Ansari asked. The spokesperson asserted that Doha’s effort to hold Israel to account in the ICJ over the blockade is “not at odds with its role as a credible and impartial mediator.”