Qatar's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it completely rejects Israeli statements about annexing parts of southern Lebanon and areas of the Gaza Strip up to the "Yellow Line" (the boundary marking the zone Israeli forces hold under the Gaza ceasefire arrangements), calling them a blatant challenge to international law. Doha urged the international community to compel Israel to halt its expansionist and settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territories. It also reaffirmed support for a Palestinian state on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and for Lebanon's sovereignty over all its territory.