On Friday evening, the State of Qatar condemned Israel's decision to close six schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem.

She stressed the need for the international community to take urgent action to hold Israel accountable and compel it to comply with international law.

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that its country condemns "the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to close six schools affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem."

Depriving children of education is "a new crime in the ongoing series of Israeli crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories."

The ministry reiterated its categorical rejection of "the politicization of education and Israeli moves aimed at ending or reducing the role of UNRWA."

She stressed "the need for the international community to act urgently to hold Israel accountable and compel it to comply with international law."

She also stressed that "the right to education is a fundamental right guaranteed by international human rights laws and charters."