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STORY: UN / ISRAEL QATAR ATTACK
TRT: 04:51
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / CHINESE / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 11 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
11 SEPTEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo addressing Council
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding
Affairs:
“Israel’s airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, on 9 September, shocked the world. It was an alarming escalation, especially since it targeted individuals who were reportedly gathered to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.”
5. Med shot, DiCarlo addressing Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding
Affairs:
“The Israeli attack on Doha potentially opens a new and perilous chapter in this devastating conflict, seriously threatening regional peace and stability. Qatar, along with Egypt and the United States, has been working intensively to broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza – efforts aimed at ending the suffering and paving a path toward peace.”
7. Wide shot, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding
Affairs:
“Any action that undermines the work of mediation and dialogue weakens confidence in the very mechanisms we depend on for conflict resolution. Preserving the integrity of negotiation and mediation channels is crucial for fostering the trust that parties need to engage in meaningful dialogue.”
9. Wide shot, Unites States Ambassador Dorothy Shea addressing Council
10. SOUDNBITE (English) Dorothy Shea, Acting Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Unilateral bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation working very hard and bravely taking risks alongside the United States to broker peace, does not advance Israel's or America's goals. That said, it is inappropriate for any member to use this to question Israel's commitment to bringing their hostages home. Eliminating Hamas, which has profited off of the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”
10. Med shot, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Fu Cong, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“We note that on 7 September, the US put forward a new ceasefire proposal and claimed that Israel had agreed to it. However, just two days later, a Hamas delegation which was discussing the ceasefire proposal was attacked by Israel. Such an act of bad faith, irresponsibility and the deliberate sabotage of the negotiations is indeed despicable.”
12. Wide shot, Council dais
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Qatar:
“This area houses schools and houses different diplomatic residences. The attack is a violation of the sovereignty of a state member of the United Nations. This attack is far away of the civilized behaviour by states that believe in peace.”
14. Wide shot, Council
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Qatar:
“Israel, led by bloodthirsty extremists have gone beyond any borders, any limitations. When it comes to behavior not only among states, but among individuals, we are unable to predict what Israel can do. How can we host Israeli representatives when they have committed this attack?”
16. Wide shot, Danon addressing Council
17. SOUDNBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“On September 9th, Israel carried out a precise and targeted strike in Doha. The strikes targeted Hamas leaders who for years of planned and directed attacks against Israel. Many times making these directives from the luxury confines in Doha. These terrorists were the sole target of the operation. The men targeted were not legitimate politicians, diplomats or representatives. They were the masterminds of terror. They orchestrated the massacre on October 7th.”
18. Med shot, Al-Thani
19. SOUDNBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“For too long, Qatar has harbored terrorists offering Hamas leaders sanctuary in luxury hotels while they orchestrated massacres and terror attacks. History will not be kind to accomplices. Either Qatar condemns Hamas, expels Hamas and brings Hamas to justice. Or Israel will.”
20. Wide shot, end of Council session
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo today (11 Sep) told the Security Council that Israel’s airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, on 9 September were “an alarming escalation, especially since it targeted individuals who were reportedly gathered to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.”
During an emergency briefing of the Council following the Israeli attack on Doha, DiCarlo said it “potentially opens a new and perilous chapter in this devastating conflict, seriously threatening regional peace and stability.”
She said, “any action that undermines the work of mediation and dialogue weakens confidence in the very mechanisms we depend on for conflict resolution,” adding that “preserving the integrity of negotiation and mediation channels is crucial for fostering the trust that parties need to engage in meaningful dialogue.”
Unites States Ambassador Dorothy Shea for her part told the Council that “unilateral bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation working very hard and bravely taking risks alongside the United States to broker peace, does not advance Israel's or America's goals.”
That said, Shea added that it was “inappropriate for any member to use this to question Israel's commitment to bringing their hostages home.”
She said, “eliminating Hamas, which has profited off of the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.”
China’s Ambassador Fu Cong noted that on 7 September, the US had “put forward a new ceasefire proposal and claimed that Israel had agreed to it.” However, Cong continued, “just two days later, a Hamas delegation which was discussing the ceasefire proposal was attacked by Israel.”
He said, “such an act of bad faith, irresponsibility and the deliberate sabotage of the negotiations is indeed despicable.”
The Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told the Council that the area where the attack took place “houses schools and houses different diplomatic residences” and stressed that “the attack is a violation of the sovereignty of a state member of the United Nations” and “far away of the civilized behaviour by states that believe in peace.”
Al-Thani said, “Israel, led by bloodthirsty extremists have gone beyond any borders, any limitations. When it comes to behavior not only among states, but among individuals, we are unable to predict what Israel can do. How can we host Israeli representatives when they have committed this attack?”
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said, “the strikes targeted Hamas leaders who for years of planned and directed attacks against Israel. Many times making these directives from the luxury confines in Doha. These terrorists were the sole target of the operation. The men targeted were not legitimate politicians, diplomats or representatives. They were the masterminds of terror. They orchestrated the massacre on October 7th.”
Danon said, “for too long, Qatar has harbored terrorists offering Hamas leaders sanctuary in luxury hotels while they orchestrated massacres and terror attacks. History will not be kind to accomplices. Either Qatar condemns Hamas, expels Hamas and brings Hamas to justice. Or Israel will.”
The Council issued a press statement expressing their condemnation of the strikes in Doha, and “deep regret at the loss of civilian life.”
Council members underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar.
Secretary-General António also spoke with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and expressed his solidarity following the attack by Israel in Doha
