MEDIA RELEASE: No limits, Israel flouts international law with assassination attempt on negotiators in Qatar
MEDIA RELEASE: No limits, Israel flouts international law with assassination attempt on negotiators in Qatar | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news MEDIA RELEASE: No limits, Israel flouts international law with assassination attempt on negotiators in Qatar 2025-09-10 Overnight, Israel has attacked Qatar in an apparent attempt to kill hostage negotiators working to secure a negotiated end to the genocide in Gaza.
The attack comes just hours after an aerial attack on the Sumud Flotilla and after Israel ordered 1 million Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City in the latest escalation of its ethnic cleansing operations in Gaza. Greens Senator and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson David Shoebridge said: “Israel’s attack on Qatar violates international law and targets hostage negotiators, proving they’re not serious about returning hostages or a negotiated resolution to the genocide they’re committing.
“The US had invited the negotiators to Qatar for peace talks and the US military had advance notice of Israel’s attack. The US also arms Israel. The US is clearly complicit in this latest Israeli war crime.
“This latest gross breach of international law proves Israel does not want a negotiated ceasefire and that the US will continue to enable their lawless violence. Global coordinated action is needed to force them both to the table. “Trump says he ‘feels very badly’ about Israel’s attack but keeps sending weapons and weapons parts to fuel the genocide.
So does Australia under the Albanese Labor government. “Before the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister issue their latest statements they should know that, when they fail to act to stop a genocide, it’s not a defence to say they had ‘serious concerns.’ “Australia must join as much of the world as is willing to act and impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel, including an immediate and total two-way weapons embargo,” Senator Shoebridge said.
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