Qatar PM urges accountability for Israel as Arab, Muslim leaders convene in Doha
Emergency summit responds to Israeli strike on Hamas officials in Qatar, warns of risks to regional stability
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called on the international community to end “double standards” and punish Israel for its crimes, as Arab and Muslim leaders gathered in Doha for an emergency summit following Israel’s unprecedented strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar.
Speaking at a preparatory meeting of foreign ministers, Sheikh Mohammed denounced the Sept. 9 strike, which killed six people—five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer—as “state terrorism” and a direct assault on Qatar’s sovereignty.
He said the attack undermined Doha’s mediation efforts, conducted with Egypt and the United States, to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
“The reckless and treacherous Israeli aggression was committed while the State of Qatar was hosting official and public negotiations with the knowledge of the Israeli side itself,” he stated.
“The time has come for the international community to punish Israel for all the crimes it has committed.”
The joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, hosted by Qatar, aims to coordinate a regional response to Israel’s war in Gaza and its strike in Doha, which triggered widespread condemnation across the Arab and Islamic world.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs labeled the attack an “aggressive act” and reaffirmed its solidarity with Qatar.
A draft communiqué prepared for the nearly 60-nation gathering warned that Israel’s “brutal aggression” jeopardizes the normalization process launched under the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco.
It added that Israel’s “genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza” undermines prospects for peace and coexistence in the region.
Among the leaders attending the summit are Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
An extraordinary meeting of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is also taking place in Doha.
Qatar’s premier emphasized that the summit would highlight the principle of “collective security” and the need for coordinated action to address common threats.
He reiterated that Doha remained committed to mediation but stressed that Israel’s actions had attacked “the principle of negotiation itself.”
Meanwhile, the United Nations Human Rights Council announced an urgent debate on Tuesday regarding Israel’s strike in Qatar.
At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel, signaling Washington’s continued support for Tel Aviv despite growing regional anger.
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