UAE summons Israeli deputy ambassador, condemns attack and aggressive statements against Qatar

This handout picture released by Qatar's Amiri Diwan shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) welcoming UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Doha on September 10, 2025. Israel on September 10, warned its enemies they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar -- a US ally -- drew a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump. In a show of neighbourly solidarity, United Arab Emirates President flew to Qatar on September 10, and 's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will arrive on September 11. (Photo by Qatar Amiri Diwan / AFP)
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DUBAI: Reem bint Ebrahim Al-Hashimy, the UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, summoned the deputy ambassador of Israel to the UAE, David Ahad Horsandi, on Friday to denounce Israel’s recent attack on Doha and statements made about the Qatari state. 
The Minister conveyed the UAE’s “strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant and cowardly Israeli attack that targeted the sisterly State of Qatar, as well as the aggressive statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
She stressed that the UAE deemed the attack a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, and a serious breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as well as an irresponsible escalation that threatens regional and international security and stability.
Al-Hashimy affirmed that the security and stability of Qatar was an integral part of the broader well-being of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, and that any attack on a Gulf state is an attack on the common Gulf security framework.