Europa Press, Afp and Reuters

La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, October 4, 2024, p. 18

Madrid. The emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, denounced yesterday that the situation in the Middle East is equivalent to a major genocide and asserted that the key to lasting peace lies in the establishment of a delimited Palestinian State in 1967. The two-state solution, with the establishment of an independent and viable Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is the key to lasting peace in the regionsaid the ruling sheikh during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in the Qatari capital, Doha.

He warned about the impunity that Israel enjoys while turning Gaza into an uninhabitable place, while calling serious efforts for a ceasefire to stop Israeli aggression against LebanonAl Jazeera reported.

He also announced the sending of emergency aid to deal with the ravages in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf tried to assure Iran that they are neutral in its conflict with Israel in meetings held this week in Doha, amid concerns that an escalation of violence could endanger their oil facilities, they reported. two sources told Reuters.

Those attending the meeting organized by Qatar focused their conversations on reducing war tension, their participants indicated, on condition of anonymity.

The foreign ministries of Qatar, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the government of Saudi Arabia have not yet expressed their positions on the matter. Iran has not threatened to attack Gulf oil facilities, but warned: “If Israel’s supporters intervene directly, their interests in the region will be a war target.

Saudi Arabia, the main oil exporter, has had a political rapprochement with Tehran in recent years, helping to ease regional tension, but relations remain difficult.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated at the Doha meeting that his government is prepared to respond any type of military attack or terrorist act.