カタール首長、国際社会の「恥ずべき」不作為を非難　ガザ衝突めぐり

【ドーハＡＦＰ＝時事】カタールのタミム・ビン・ハマド・サーニ首長は５日、パレスチナ自治区ガザ地区で続くイスラエルとイスラム組織ハマスとの衝突をめぐり、国際社会の「恥すべき」不作為を非難した。（写真はパレスチナ自治区ガザ地区ハンユニスで、イスラエル軍の爆撃により負傷し、病院に搬送される人々）
　首都ドーハで同日開かれた湾岸協力会議首脳会議の冒頭でタミム氏は、「この凶悪犯罪が２か月近く続くのを国際社会が許しているのは恥ずべきことだ。この間、女性や子どもを含む罪のない民間人の組織的かつ意図的な殺害が続いてきた」と指摘した。
　カタールは、イスラエルとハマスの主要な仲介役を務めている。
　タミム氏は、戦闘を再び休止させるため「絶えず尽力している」と述べた一方で、戦闘休止は「恒久的な停戦に代わるものではない」と強調した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/12/06-16:09）

Qatar's ruler hit out at shameful international inaction over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as he opened a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha on Tuesday.
It is shameful for the international community to allow this heinous crime to continue for nearly two months, during which the systematic and deliberate killing of innocent civilians continues, including women and children, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said.
Israel declared war on Hamas after the militant group killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages, according to Israeli figures, in an unprecedented attack on October 7.
The Israeli offensive has killed nearly 15,900 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, around 70 percent of them women and children.
Qatar was a key mediator in negotiations that resulted in a seven-day truce, which saw scores of Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinians prisoners and humanitarian aid, until it ended on Friday.
Qatar's ruler said his country was constantly working to renew the truce, but added this was not an alternative to a permanent ceasefire.
He called for an international investigation into the massacres committed by Israel and for the Security Council to assume its legal responsibility and act to end this barbaric war, and compel Israel to return to credible negotiations to achieve a just solution to the Palestinian issue.
- 'Blatant aggression' -
Some members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have moved towards closer ties with Israel in recent years.
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalised ties with Israel in 2020, and Saudi Arabia was seen as close to following suit.
But the war has put a halt to these diplomatic efforts.
In a joint statement, the GCC expressed deep concern with what it called blatant Israeli aggression in Gaza.
The council praised the efforts of Qatar, Egypt and the United States in negotiating the humanitarian pause, urging a fresh truce immediately to achieve a complete and sustainable ceasefire.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the session and accused Israel of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, which he said should not be left unanswered?.
Both Turkey and Qatar have been vocal supporters of the Palestinian cause and have opened channels of communication with Hamas.
Qatar, a US ally which hosts a large US military base, hosts a Hamas office which doubles as the residence of its self-exiled leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
The wealthy Gulf state has defended the presence of Hamas, established with Washington's blessing, as a channel for conflict-resolution.