{"id":1746,"date":"2024-03-17T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2024-03-17T17:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T17:15:46","slug":"qatars-emir-belgian-prime-minister-discuss-developments-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/qatars-emir-belgian-prime-minister-discuss-developments-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar\u2019s emir, Belgian prime minister discuss developments in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks Saturday with Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on developments in the Gaza Strip<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two leaders discussed \u201cbilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields of cooperation\u201d at the Lusail Palace in Doha, according to the Qatari News Agency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u062c\u064a\u0643\u064a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQWkFzHfjh\">pic.twitter.com\/nQWkFzHfjh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0629 (@MofaQatar_AR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MofaQatar_AR\/status\/1769053044317040942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also discussed \u201cregional and international issues of common interest, especially developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also received his Belgian counterpart and discussed developments in Gaza and bilateral relations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The meeting \u201cemphasized the need to accelerate the pace of humanitarian aid delivery to the strip without obstacles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">De Croo later wrote on X: \u201cI expressed Belgium\u2019s appreciation for Qatar\u2019s role in negotiating a ceasefire and hostage release to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Hamas in which 1,163 people were killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 31,500 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have since been killed in Gaza, and 73,546 injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza\u2019s population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of most food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave\u2019s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"swift-in-viewport\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to ensure its forces do not commit acts of genocide, and guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Anadolu Agency reports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks Saturday with Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on developments in the Gaza Strip. 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