Arab-Islamic summit over Israeli strike on Doha Monday

Doha, the capital of Qatar

Dhaka, Sept 14 — Qatar on Saturday announced it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on September 15 to address the recent Israeli attack on its capital.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari told the state-run Qatar News Agency that foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries will gather Sunday to draft a statement ahead of the leaders’ meeting.

Al Ansari said the summit comes at a critical time, underscoring Arab and Islamic solidarity with Qatar in the face of what he called the “cowardly Israeli aggression” that targeted the homes of several Hamas leaders in Doha.

He added that the summit also reflects a united rejection of what he described as “state terrorism” carried out by Israel.

On Tuesday, Israel carried out an unprecedented airstrike in Doha, hitting a building where Hamas officials were holding talks on a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal.

The strike killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, while key members of the Hamas negotiating team survived.

The attack sparked swift condemnation from Qatar and drew criticism from across the international community. - Agency