Doha: Qatari newspapers focused on Tuesday on the country's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and end the crisis between the United States and Iran, highlighting calls made by HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani with several foreign ministers from brotherly countries, stressing the importance of supporting mediation efforts and a return to dialogue.
According to Qatar News Agency, the newspapers also covered the continued Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, which have resulted in casualties and a worsening humanitarian situation, particularly among displaced Palestinians in Gaza. They called for urgent international action to halt the attacks, protect civilians, and ensure the delivery of aid and shelter materials.
On the local front, one newspaper highlighted the state's efforts to develop healthcare services and expand specialized medical care outside Doha, ensuring that residents can access care closer to home, thereby supporting balanced development and improving quality of life.
Meanwhile, Al-Raya emphasized that the State of Qatar continues its diplomatic efforts to address the repercussions of the US-Iran crisis, based on a clear vision centered on de-escalation, dialogue, and support for mediation efforts as the most realistic path to safeguarding regional security and stability. It noted that HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, in calls with a number of foreign ministers from brotherly countries, stressed the importance of coordinating positions and supporting diplomatic efforts, away from rhetoric of condemnation and threats. It also stressed that implementing the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran was a key step toward restoring calm and consolidating the path of dialogue.
The newspaper said ensuring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz was central to this vision, given the waterway's vital importance to global trade and energy supplies. Disrupting navigation, it said, would bring no real gains; instead, it would exacerbate damage to regional countries and the global economy. Al-Raya concluded that continued confrontation will not lead to sustainable solutions, and that prioritizing dialogue over confrontation, returning to the negotiating table, and respecting understandings and agreements reached would be the most responsible way to spare the region further losses.
For its part, Al-Sharq highlighted that more than two million displaced people are living in dire humanitarian conditions as a result of the Israeli entity's veto on the entry of humanitarian aid, temporary shelter units, and shelter supplies into the Gaza Strip. With winter approaching, the newspaper warned of a new humanitarian catastrophe given the deteriorating tents that house a large number of displaced people. It explained that more than 867,000 people were living in makeshift tents unfit for human habitation, requiring immediate replacement. It called for decisive international pressure to allow caravans and insulation materials into Gaza and to lift the freeze on rubble-removal and infrastructure rehabilitation programs.
The newspaper called on human rights organizations to fulfill their responsibilities in documenting the crime of depriving civilians of their right to housing and using it as a tool of pressure and forced displacement, and to submit reports to international courts to hold the occupation accountable. Al-Sharq, in conclusion, called for the necessary funding to be allocated to shelter programs, rubble removal, and the rehabilitation of sewage infrastructure, making these priorities for UN agencies and donors to avert the looming humanitarian catastrophe.