Qatar announced its categorical rejection of attempts to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip, calling for the lifting of the siege on the Strip and the provision of full protection to civilians in accordance with international law and international humanitarian law.

In a statement issued today, Saturday, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of the danger of adopting a policy of collective punishment, including calls to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip of residents, considering that forcing civilians to displace or take refuge in neighboring countries represents a violation of international laws, and would exacerbate the situation. The effects of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, and double the suffering of the Palestinian people.

It urged the international community to take urgent action to open humanitarian corridors that allow international organizations to bring medical and food aid into Gaza, and evacuate injured civilians.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry stressed that the only guarantee for achieving sustainable peace in the region is reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, ensuring the restoration of rights to the Palestinian people and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.