Wednesday September 10, 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia on Tuesday condemned an Israeli airstrike in Doha that targeted Hamas leaders, calling it a “grave violation of international law” and a threat to regional and global peace.
“Somalia strongly condemns the terrorist military actions carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities against residential compounds in Doha, which violate the national sovereignty of the sisterly State of Qatar and deliberately target innocent civilians in contravention of all international conventions,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The Israeli strike, which reportedly involved 15 fighter jets firing 10 munitions at a single target, sparked international condemnation. Witnesses in Doha said they heard as many as eight separate explosions.
Hamas said five of its members were killed but claimed its top leadership survived the attack.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and a number of world leaders denounced the strike as a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar.”