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Qatar meets ICC head as it mulls legal action against Israel

Student supporters of the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami, holding placards and flags, take part in a 'Gaza Children March' to express their solidarity with the Palestinians, in Karachi on September 18, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and militant group Hamas. [AFP]

Qatar has met with the president of the International Criminal Court as it seeks legal action against Israel over its unprecedented strike on its territory last week, an official said on Thursday.

The emirate's chief negotiator, Mohammed al-Khulaifi, met in The Hague on Wednesday with the president of the ICC, Judge Tomoko Akane, as it pursues "every available legal and diplomatic avenue to ensure accountability for those responsible for Israel's attack on Qatar", the Qatari official told AFP.

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