The Palestinian cause has remained a central issue in the hearts and minds of Qataris — both the leadership and the people, since its inception over 70 years ago. Rooted in steadfast principles and deep convictions, Qatar has consistently supported the cause in all forums, using every available means and resource.
Under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Qatar has stood firmly by the Palestinian cause as its primary issue, offering all forms of political, material, and moral support to the brotherly Palestinian people. This support is in defence of the justice of the Palestinian cause and Palestinians' legitimate struggle for freedom and independence. Qatar has consistently called for a fair resolution of the issue in accordance with international legitimacy, within the framework of the Arab Peace Initiative, which guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) as its capital.
Qatar also consistently reaffirmed, in every forum and occasion, its firm rejection of any attempts to undermine the Palestinian cause, whether through mass extermination, displacement projects, settlement expansion, or the imposition of solutions that undermine the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
The Palestinian cause has always been present in every speech delivered by His Highness the Amir at various forums, locally, regionally and internationally. Qatar's support for the Palestinian people has not been limited to political, diplomatic, and moral support, but has extended to material aid as well, as it has provided billions of dollars through numerous initiatives aimed at assisting the brotherly Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
As part of Qatar's health support for the brotherly Palestinian people, Qatar has received several batches of wounded Palestinians from Gaza in Doha for treatment, under the initiative of the Amir, to treat 1,500 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Qatar has contributed to supporting the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) financially, politically, and diplomatically, enabling it to carry out its mission of providing life-saving assistance to Palestinian refugees. Qatar was the first Arab country to sign a multi-year agreement with UNRWA in 2018 and remains one of the agency's largest supporters. In 2024, Qatar's financial contribution to UNRWA exceeded $49mn.
As the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip continued to deteriorate after Oct 7, 2023, Qatar and its relevant agencies continued to provide various humanitarian assistance to the people of the Strip. It operated an air bridge that included 116 Qatari aircraft carrying urgent relief aid, including food and medicine, to the Gaza Strip. The total aid provided reached 4,766 tonnes.
His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was the first Arab leader to visit the Gaza Strip in 2012, since the announcement of the imposition of the blockade on its residents and the closure of the crossings. That year, Qatar established the Gaza Reconstruction Committee. The committee managed and implemented the generous grant of Qatar provided by the Father Amir for the reconstruction of Gaza, amounting to $407mn, in addition to other Qatari grants.
Through His Highness the Father Amir's grant, the committee implemented dozens of projects in the fields of housing, buildings, roads, infrastructure, health, agriculture and other sectors to serve the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
Since 2013, and under the directives of His Highness the Amir, Qatari aid and grants have not stopped to support the residents of the Gaza Strip. The Qatari committee, in co-operation with the Qatar Fund for Development, has also continued to provide cash assistance to 100,000 needy families in the governorates of the Gaza Strip monthly, at a rate of $100 per family.
Qatar has provided strong support for the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Qatar is keen to pay its annual share to support the Palestinian Authority, and it continues to provide a lot of humanitarian aid to the residents of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Occupied Jerusalem (Al-Quds), through Qatari charitable associations.
Qatar has been exerting intensive efforts with its partners to achieve a final cessation of the war on the Gaza Strip, to stop the bloodshed in Palestine, deliver aid and release prisoners and detainees. Qatar also hopes that this will be a prelude to a political path toward a just solution to the Palestinian issue.
