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Qatar will hold an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic countries today, a week after the Israeli airstrike that targeted Hamas leaders in Doha.
The summit is expected to strongly condemn Israeli actions, which it describes as "hostile acts, including genocide, ethnic cleansing and starvation", warning that they endanger "the prospects for peace and coexistence", the BBC reports.
Meanwhile, Israel has strongly denied these accusations.
Analysts estimate that the summit's practical decisions will be limited, as a military response is considered almost impossible. Qatar's Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, called on international powers to avoid "double standards" and hold Israel accountable.
In a statement on Sunday, US President Donald Trump praised Qatar as “a very important ally,” stressing that “when we launch attacks, we have to be careful.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel, said the president “did not like the way the attack on Qatar happened” and would discuss the situation with Israeli leaders.
The attack in Doha on September 9 was condemned by the UN Security Council, which called for a reduction in tensions and expressed solidarity with Qatar. Israel defended the action, stressing that the aim was to eliminate several figures who were “not ready for a deal” to end the war in Gaza.
Qatar has played a central role as a mediator in indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, hosting Hamas' political bureau since 2012 and serving as one of the United States' closest allies.
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