Qatar Says Israel Is Responsible for Escalation, Oman, Bahrain Call for Restraint

Smoke rises from an area near a power plant outside Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)
Smoke rises from an area near a power plant outside Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)
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Qatar Says Israel Is Responsible for Escalation, Oman, Bahrain Call for Restraint

Smoke rises from an area near a power plant outside Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)
Smoke rises from an area near a power plant outside Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)

Qatar's foreign ministry issued a statement on Saturday saying that Israel alone was responsible for the ongoing escalation of violence with the Palestinian people.

It said Qatar calls on both sides to exercise utmost restraint and calls on the international community to prevent Israel from using these events as an excuse to launch a disproportionate war against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.  

Oman called on Israel and the Palestinians to exercise maximum self-restraint, the state news agency reported quoting an official statement.

The statement asked the international community and international parties to "intervene immediately to stop the ongoing escalation and resort to the rules of international law".

Bahrain called for self-restraint in the Gaza Strip, saying that continued fighting had negative consequences on the region's peace and stability.

It stressed "the need for de-escalation among all parties to preserve the lives of people" in a statement from the foreign ministry.

"The continuation of violence will impede efforts aiming at achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," it said, adding that it called upon the international community to help end the armed conflict and to protect civilians. 



Saudi-Kuwaiti Talks Focus on Ways to Strengthen Security Cooperation

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Sheikh Fahad bin Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Riyadh on Sunday (SPA)
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Sheikh Fahad bin Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Riyadh on Sunday (SPA)
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Saudi-Kuwaiti Talks Focus on Ways to Strengthen Security Cooperation

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Sheikh Fahad bin Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Riyadh on Sunday (SPA)
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Sheikh Fahad bin Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Riyadh on Sunday (SPA)

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Minister of Interior, held official talks with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad bin Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Riyadh on Sunday.
The talks focused on ways to promote security cooperation between the two countries, especially in combating drug trafficking, as well as discussing several other issues of mutual interest.

The Saudi Minister stressed that the meeting is in line with the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to enhance the two countries’ security cooperation.

The Kuwaiti official arrived earlier in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, where he was warmly welcomed by the Saudi Minister of Interior and several senior officials from both countries.