Qatar's Prime Minister: U.S. and British Strikes Will Not Curb Houthi Attacks Without Diplomatic Efforts

The Qatari Prime Minister stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that U.S. and British military strikes will not curb Houthi attacks on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea without diplomatic efforts. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed Qatar's belief that de-escalating the conflict in Gaza will halt escalations on other fronts, adding that the current regional situation presents "a recipe for escalation everywhere." He noted that "demanding Israel to agree to a mandatory and time-bound pathway for a two-state solution is key to future political stability in Israel and the Palestinian territories." Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also mentioned that it is the Palestinians who should decide whether the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which governs Gaza, will continue to play a political role in the future.