
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 27, 2024. AP
The foreign ministry voiced "concern that the bombing will complicate ongoing mediation efforts and hinder reaching an agreement for an immediate and permanent ceasefire".
Qatar, alongside the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of talks aimed at securing a truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.
But behind-the-scenes negotiations reached a stalemate earlier this month as Israel sent ground forces into Rafah.
Qatar, which has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with the blessing of the United States, condemned the Israeli bombing as a "dangerous violation of international law".
The foreign ministry called on the international community to act urgently to prevent Israel from "implementing its plans to forcibly displace (Palestinians) from the city, which has become a final refuge for hundreds of thousands" of people.
Saudi Arabia has denounced Israel’s recent assault on Rafah, specifically highlighting the targeting of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians near UNRWA warehouses northwest of Rafah, according to a statement from the foreign ministry on Monday.
Kuwait's foreign ministry also decried the Israeli attack on the camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah, saying the it exposed Israel's "blatant war crimes and unprecedented genocide to the whole world".
The Gulf monarchy called for "immediate and firm intervention by the international community".
Jordan also expressed its condemnation, accusing Israel of committing "ongoing war crimes".
Amman said the bombardment in Rafah "defies the rulings of the International Court of Justice and constitutes a severe violation of international law and international humanitarian law".
The Palestinian presidency and Hamas have accused Israel of committing a "massacre" by targeting a centre for displaced people near Rafah, in the far south of the Gaza Strip.
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