The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to hold an urgent debate in Geneva today over Israel’s September 9 airstrike in Qatar, which targeted Hamas leaders and killed five of the group’s members, though its senior leadership reportedly survived.
The attack, condemned widely across the Arab and Islamic world as a breach of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law, has intensified regional tensions and further strained relations between Israel and Gulf Arab states, particularly the United Arab Emirates, which normalized ties with Tel Aviv under the 2020 Abraham Accords. The urgent debate—called at the request of Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and by Kuwait representing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—marks the 10th such emergency session convened by the UNHRC since its establishment in 2006, underscoring the escalating geopolitical fallout of Israel’s strike and the broader implications for Middle Eastern diplomacy and security.
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