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The United States, ordinarily a protector of Israel at the United Nations, signed on to a statement condemning its attack on Hamas in the Qatari capital.
Sept. 11, 2025Updated 7:05 p.m. ET
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the Israeli strike in Qatar in a statement endorsed by all of its 15 members, including the United States, displaying a rare unity on issues related to Israel.
The statement did not mention Israel by name, but there was no mistaking the country being singled out for criticism.
“Council members underscore the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar,” the statement read. “They underlined their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar, in line with the principles of the U.N. charter.”
The Security Council called the emergency meeting to discuss the Israeli bombing of a residential compound in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday that targeted a meeting of senior Hamas officials.
Israel has said it will go after its enemies, including those responsible for the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, wherever it finds them. But the strike in Qatar, which has played a key role in mediations between Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire in the Gaza war, may have been a step too far for its closest ally, the United States.
The United States generally blocks actions against Israel at the United Nations, but it did not do so on Thursday when the Council members “expressed their condemnation of the recent strikes in Doha.” Qatar is also a close ally, and hosts the American military’s regional command center.
