An emergency summit of Arab and Muslim countries held in Doha has declared its solidarity with Qatar and condemned Israel’s bombing of the Qatari capital last week.The extraordinary joint session between the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered nearly 60 member states on Monday. Leaders said the meeting marked a critical moment to deliver a united message following what they described as an unprecedented escalation by Israel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Israeli attack targeted senior Hamas leaders who were meeting to discuss a United States-backed ceasefire proposal. At least six people were killed in the unprecedented attack, which has drawn condemnation from around the world, including Arab and Muslim countries.Here is what leaders said at the summit:Qatar“My country’s capital was subjected to a treacherous attack targeting a residence housing the families of Hamas leaders and their negotiating delegation,” Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said in his opening speech.Sheikh Tamim added that Israel was not interested in ending the war in Gaza, as it was trying “to thwart the negotiations”.“If you wish to insist on the liberation of hostages, why then do they assassinate all negotiators? How can we host in our country negotiating delegations from Israel while they send drones and planes for an air raid against our country?”Qatar’s emir added that Netanyahu dreams of the Arab region becoming an Israeli sphere of influence.This is a dangerous illusion, he said. Advertisement “The negotiations between Israel and Hamas were about to …
