UN rights council to debate Israel attack on Qatar Tuesday

Delegates and representatives attend the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on September 8, 2025. (AFP)
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  • Israel attack's attack was widely condemned across the Arab and Islamic world as a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law

GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council said it will host an urgent debate Tuesday on Israel’s airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar.
The council said Monday the debate would “discuss the recent military aggression carried out by the State of Israel against the State of Qatar on 9 September 2025’.”

Israel attacked Qatar on Sept. 9 targeted the residences of several Hamas officials in Doha.

The airstrikes were widely condemned across the Arab and Islamic world as a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law.