Doha, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received today a telephone call from HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Melanie Joly.

During the call, they discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and Israel and ways to reduce the escalation.

During the call, His Excellency expressed the State of Qatar's firm position in condemning all forms of targeting civilians and that killing innocent civilians, especially women and children, and the practice of collective punishment policies are unacceptable under any circumstance.

His Excellency stressed the need to open humanitarian corridors to ensure that relief and aid reach the Palestinian brothers who are under bombardment, especially in light of the deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip.

His Excellency warned of the danger of attempts to force the Palestinian people from Gaza, stressing the justice of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, and their right to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: Qatar News Agency