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Qatar: Sur Baher demolitions “crime against humanity”

Tuesday 23-July-2019

Qatar’s foreign ministry has strongly denounced the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) for carrying out mass demolitions in Sur Baher town east of Jerusalem describing the measure as “an assault on the Palestinian people’s historic rights” and “a crime against humanity.”

In a statement on Monday the foreign ministry also said that the demolitions in Sur Baher reflected Israel’s contempt for international laws and resolutions.

The ministry stressed the need for urgent international intervention to protect the Palestinian people and compel Israel to stop its demolition policy.

Its statement reiterated Qatar’s firm and unwavering position in support of the steadfastness of the Palestinian people their national cause and their aspiration for the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

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