DOHA, Qatar " A Qatari official says his country has suspended political and economic ties with Israel because of its offensive in Gaza.
Mauritania said earlier Friday it too was suspending contacts with Israel after Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal called on Arab states at a summit in the Qatari capital Doha to sever any ties with the Jewish state.
Qatar's state minister for foreign affairs, Ahmed Bin Abdallah al-Mahmoud, made the announcement as part of a final statement at the Doha summit.
Mauritania has full diplomatic relations with Israel. Qatar has a trade office and lower-level political ties.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) " Hamas' political chief rejected Israeli conditions for a Gaza cease-fire Friday and demanded an immediate opening of the besieged territory's borders, taking a tough line as he asked a summit of Arab countries to back him by cutting off any ties with Israel.
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"My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits the continuing guilt from gentiles over the slaughter of Jews in the Holocaust as justification for their murder of Palestinians."
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