Qatar says working with US to prevent further Israeli attacks

DOHA - Qatar condemned the Israeli strike on Doha as a violation of its sovereignty and international law, and said it is working with the United States to prevent a recurrence.

In a program aired on Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had shown "absolutely no respect for his partners and allies", making it clear that mediators in the peace efforts would be scapegoated rather than protected. He stressed the attack would not deter Qatar from continuing to reach a peace deal.

He noted Washington informed Doha only after the bombing, but said US President Donald Trump later assured the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani such incidents would not happen again. The Emir warned the attack would not go unanswered and pledged all legal and diplomatic measures in response.

Qatar is a major non-NATO ally of the United States and hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East.