Qatar slams Israeli defense minister's entry into Syrian territory

Qatar slams Israeli defense minister's entry into Syrian territory Qatar condemned the Israeli defence minister's entry into south western Syria, calling it a "transgression of international borders". “The State of Qatar strongly condemns Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's illegal entry into Syrian territory and transgression of international borders,” the ministry said in a statement. It went on to describe the move as a "violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic and its territorial integrity". Katz entered the Jabal al-Sheikh area (Mount Hermon) along the Syria-Lebanon border on Tuesday, and threatened to remain in the area for "as long as there are jihadist threats to the State of Israel".