Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari strongly rejected what he called 'inflammatory statements' issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, which stated that 'it's time for Qatar to decide whether it stands with civilization or with Hamas's barbarity.' According to Al-Ansari, the statement 'falls far short of meeting the most basic standards of political and moral responsibility.' He added that 'portraying the offensive against Gaza as a defense of 'civilization' echoes the rhetoric of regimes throughout history that used false narratives to justify crimes against innocent people.'