Doha, April 20 -- Qatar has called on the international community to swiftly intervene to defuse tension and prevent the Middle East region from sliding into a new conflict cycle.

This came in a statement delivered by Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), before a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, April 19.

Sheikha Alya warns of conflict spillover unless bloodshed in the Gaza Strip ceases, urging all parties to de-escalate and exercise restraint, highlighting the region's worrying developments, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

She condemns all forms of targeting civilians and facilities in the Gaza Strip, stating it represents an unpr...