# Government has condemned Israel’s air strike in Qatar’s capital Doha, calling it an illegal and unprovoked attack. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that the strike was fully justified because it targeted senior Hamas leaders who organised the 7 October 2023 attack. Five Hamas members were killed. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says this attack on Qatari territory constitutes a blatant violation of international law, while also compromising the safeguarding of civilians:
SA says Israel’s attack on Qatari territory constitutes a blatant violation of international law [SOUND]
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