Qatari FM Meets Haniyeh, Reiterates Support for Palestine
"The international community must act urgently to put an end to Israel's brutal and repeated attacks against civilians in Gaza and (Jerusalem's) Al-Aqsa mosque," Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said in a statement carried by the official QNA news agency.
He also assured Haniyeh of Qatar's support for its "Palestinian brothers", AFP reported.
Their meeting came amid days of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
The violence came after Israeli forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
Hamas issued an ultimatum for Israel to remove its forces, then started firing rockets into occupied territories.
"We warned that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque was a red line and we told Netanyahu: 'don't play with fire'," Haniyeh told hundreds of supporters at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Doha.
He was speaking hours after an Israeli air strike flattened a building housing international media outlets including Qatar-based Al Jazeera.
