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‘Palestine an open wound’ says Qatar’s emir at Davos forum

Sheikh Tamim described the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as 'horrific' [Markus Schreiber/AP Photo]

The emir of Qatar has urged the international community to give as much attention to resolving the forgotten and ignored conflicts in the world, stressing in particular the Israel-Palestine conflict, as it has to the war in Ukraine.

Addressing business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Monday, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said that while “laser focus” is rightly applied to finding a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, help and solidarity should be given to victims of “every race, nationality and religion”.

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