Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat attacked the State of Qatar on Monday evening after the Foreign Ministry in Doha announced that it had informed the parties participating in the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip of its intention to temporarily freeze its mediation until they have the will.

Barakat said in an interview with the official Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Let the Qataris go to hell, and let us replace them with the Emiratis or the Saudis.

He added: The Emiratis and Saudis know how to spend their money away from terrorism, unlike Qatar, which embraces terrorists from all over the world.