DOHA: Hamas accused the US on Thursday (Sep 11) of complicity in Israel’s deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for looking for to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the useless.
Tuesday’s unprecedented Israeli strikes on a Gulf state despatched shockwaves via a area lengthy shielded from conflicts and halted already floundering Gaza talks.
“This crime was … an assassination of your complete negotiation course of and a deliberate concentrating on of the function of our mediating brothers in Qatar and Egypt,” Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum stated in a televised assertion.
In Doha, tight safety surrounded the mosque the place prayers had been held because the Gulf state’s ruler joined mourners.
One coffin bearing a Qatari flag and 5 others bearing Palestinian flags had been introduced into the mosque, reside footage from Qatar tv confirmed.
Dealing with the coffins, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, prayed alongside dozens of mourners, some carrying conventional white robes, others carrying navy uniform.
The inside ministry stated the useless could be buried within the Mesaimeer Cemetery after the funeral at Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque.
Authorities beefed up safety, with checkpoints on entry roads to the mosque.
Barhoum accused Washington of being “a full confederate” within the Israeli assault.
The White Home stated Trump didn’t agree with Israel’s determination to take navy motion.
He stated he was not notified prematurely and when he heard, he requested his envoy Steve Witkoff to warn Qatar instantly – however the assault had already began.
