The Gulf Cooperation Council, an organization made up of the six Gulf monarchies, condemned “ the military aggression of the Israeli occupation forces against the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Secretary General Nayef al-Hajraf urged the international community to ” act urgently to help civilians “.
With our correspondent in the region, Nicolas Keraudren
Since the new outbreak of tensions in the Gaza Stripreactions multiplied in the Gulf countries.
Qatar was the first to react. The small emirate, one of the main donors to Gaza, first ” expressed its firm condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli aggression “, before pointing in a second press release to “ provocative practices “.
Saudi Arabia also condemned the attack carried out by the Israeli occupying forces “. The Saudi Foreign Ministry has also called on the international community to ” take responsibility for ending the escalation “.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of #Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the storming of the courtyards of #AlAqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers in a serious violation of international law. pic.twitter.com/GCDUWuadP7
— Foreign Ministry ?? (@KSAmofaEN) August 7, 2022
For its part, the federation of the United Arab Emirates – one of the two countries in the region to have normalized its relations with Israel in September 2020 – reacted this Sunday, August 7. Abu Dhabi called for the de-escalation without condemning the Israeli attacks. The statement also states that the Emirates are among the member countries of the UN Security Council to have requested a meeting on Monday August 8 to discuss the violence in the Gaza Strip.