Qatar emir slams 'shameful' inaction on Gaza war

Qatar's ruler slammed the "shameful" international inaction over the war on Gaza as he opened a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha Tuesday.

"It is shameful for the international community to allow this heinous crime to continue for nearly two months, during which the systematic and deliberate killing of innocent civilians continues, including women and children," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said.

The Gaza Health Ministry announced the war has killed nearly 15,900 people in the territory, around 70 percent of them women and children.

Qatar was a key mediator in negotiations that resulted in the release of the Israeli Occupation captives in exchange for Palestinian detainees and humanitarian aid access during a seven-day truce that ended Friday.

The Qatari ruler said his country was "constantly working to renew" the truce, which he added was "not an alternative to a permanent ceasefire".

He called for "an international investigation into the massacres committed by Israel" and condemned the targeting of civilians of all nationalities and religions.