The following statement is attributable to the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the United States:

FoxNews.com has published a poorly sourced article with numerous false allegations against Qatar, written by two individuals with an established anti-Qatar agenda.

It is important to highlight that the two journalists were known of their hostile agenda to the State of Qatar, and that one of them, Benjamin Winthal of the Foundation of Defense for Democracies (FDD), had previously made false allegations against Qatar, aimed at undermining Qatar's hosting of the US military Air Base at Al Udeid, and the role of the State of Qatar In the global war against terrorism and extremism. The Foundation for Defense of Democracy worked at the direction of the UAE to publish false articles and organized anti-Qatar events.

The embassy’s statement added that the two journalists are forced to acknowledge in the last paragraph of their piece, the US State Department made clear the importance of Qatar’s efforts as “one of the United States’ closest military allies in the region”.

The declaration made emphasis that the authors and FoxNews.com are using the tragedy in Lebanon to advance false narratives. The focus should be on supporting the Lebanese people.