Qatar has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusations, describing his statements as inflammatory and irresponsible.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said in a post on the X platform on Sunday that the State of Qatar "categorically rejects the inflammatory statements issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, which lack the minimum levels of political and moral responsibility."

Al-Ansari considered that "portraying the continued aggression against Gaza as a defense of 'civilization' brings to mind the rhetoric of regimes throughout history that have used false slogans to justify their crimes against innocent civilians."

He added that since the outbreak of the war on the Gaza Strip, the State of Qatar, in coordination with its partners, has worked to support mediation efforts aimed at stopping the war, protecting civilians, and ensuring the release of hostages.

He said, "A legitimate question must be raised here: Were at least 138 hostages released through military operations described as 'justice,' or through mediation, which is being criticized and unjustly targeted today?"

Al-Ansari continued, "On the other hand, the Palestinian people in Gaza are experiencing one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the modern era, from a stifling blockade and systematic starvation, to deprivation of medicine and shelter, to the use of humanitarian aid as a weapon of political pressure and blackmail. Is this the 'civilization' they are trying to market?"

The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized that "Qatar's principled foreign policy does not conflict with its role as an honest and reliable mediator. Disinformation campaigns and political pressure will not deter it from standing with oppressed peoples, defending the rights of civilians regardless of their backgrounds, and advocating for international law without fragmentation or selectivity."

He also stressed that "the State of Qatar continues its close work with both the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America to achieve an immediate ceasefire, ensure the flow of humanitarian aid, and advance a just and lasting peace based on the values of justice and humanity, not violence and double standards."

He concluded by saying, "The State of Qatar reaffirms its firm belief that true peace can only be achieved through a just and comprehensive settlement based on international legitimacy resolutions, ending the occupation, and guaranteeing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among which is the establishment of an independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital."

Al-Ansari's remarks came in response to inflammatory statements issued by Netanyahu's office attacking Qatar for demanding that Israel, before the International Court of Justice, halt the genocide in the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of food and medical aid into the territory.

Netanyahu said, according to what was reported by his office, that "it is time for Qatar to stop manipulating opinions with its double standards and to decide whether it will stand with civilization or with the barbarism of (the Islamic Resistance Movement) Hamas," as he put it.