A summit of Arab-Islamic leaders in Doha on Monday is expected to rally support for Qatar following the Israeli attack last week targeting the Palestinian Hamas group in the Gulf State.
The attack, which, according to Hamas, killed five of its members but not its management, prompted the Arab states allied in the United States to conclude ranks, adding strains of links between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which normalized relations in 2020.
The emergency summit, bringing together members of the Arab League and the organization of Islamic cooperation, began with a meeting of foreign ministers on Sunday to discuss a draft resolution.
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The rally is a message that “Qatar is not alone … and that the Arab and Islamic states stand there,” said the secretary general of the Arab League, Aboul Gheit, to Asharq al-Awsat.
Netanyahu maintains the pressure
Back to the global conviction of the September 9 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has exerted pressures on Qatar on the presence of Hamas leaders on his soil, warning Doha on Wednesday to expel those responsible for Hamas or “bring them to court, because if you do not do it”.
Qatar, a key mediator in efforts to put an end to the Gaza War of almost two years, accused Israel of sabotaging chances of peace and Netanyahu of practicing “state terrorism”. A member of the internal security forces of Qatar was one of the people killed.
US President Donald Trump reported a misfortune on the Israeli attack, saying that this had not progressed Israeli or American objectives, calling Qatar to work hard to negotiate peace.
He also said that the elimination of Hamas was “a worthy goal”. After the attack, he said to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani that “such a thing will not happen again on their soil”.
Netanyahu said on Saturday that getting rid of the leaders of Hamas living in Qatar would eliminate the main obstacle to the release of the hostages still organized by the group in Gaza and would end the war that started with the attacks of October 7, 2023 of the militant group.
The United Arab Emirates, an American ally and the most eminent Arab State to normalize links with Israel under the Abraham agreements, summoned the Israeli Ambassador Deputy for the attack and subsequent remarks of Netanyahu on Friday.
The water described Qatar’s stability as an “inseparable part of the security and stability of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council”, which includes Saudi Arabia.
The Israel campaign in Gaza has killed more than 64,000 people according to local authorities. Israel launched its campaign after the October 7 attack in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages captured, according to Israeli figures.
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Hamas still has 48 hostages, and Qatar was one of the mediators, with the United States, trying to conclude a cease-fire agreement that would include the release of captives.
The United Arab Emirates, an American ally and the most eminent Arab State to normalize links with Israel under the Abraham agreements, summoned the Israeli Ambassador Deputy for the attack and subsequent remarks of Netanyahu on Friday.
The water described Qatar’s stability as an “inseparable part of the security and stability of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council”, which includes Saudi Arabia.
The Israel campaign in Gaza has killed more than 64,000 people according to local authorities. Israel launched its campaign after the October 7 attack in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages captured, according to Israeli figures.
Hamas still has 48 hostages, and Qatar was one of the mediators, with the United States, trying to conclude a cease-fire agreement that would include the release of captives.
