New York, September 11 (QNA) - Algeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amar Bendjama affirmed that the Israeli attack on Qatar was an insult to diplomacy, reiterating his country’s strong condemnation of what he described as cowardly aggression against Doha and expressing Algeria’s full solidarity with Qatar and its people.

During the emergency UN Security Council session convened to discuss the Israeli strike on Qatar, he said the attack was not only a violation of the sovereignty of a UN member state but also an affront to diplomacy, proving that Israel, as the occupying power, had no intention of pursuing peace, releasing hostages, or ending hostilities.

He added that the silence of the international community and the Security Council was fueling chaos, noting that the Council remained constrained and unable even to identify the aggressor. He described the strike as a violation of international law and stressed the need for the Council to use all its tools, including sanctions, before it was too late.

For his part, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, strongly condemned what he called Israel’s unlawful and unjustified aggression against Qatar. He argued that the attack was not an isolated incident but part of a broader and systematic pattern of aggression and violations of international law by Israel, undermining regional peace and security.

He expressed Pakistan’s full solidarity with Qatar’s government and people, and affirmed support for Qatar’s inalienable right under the UN Charter to take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of all those within its territory. (QNA)