Israel is refusing to close its trade mission in Qatar despite the threat of violence. The refusal came after a lawyer for the building where the mission is located threatened to use force if Israel did not obey a court ruling ordering them to leave the building. The ruling was issued after the owner of the building said it had been sublet to Israel without his knowledge.
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