Arab-Islamic summit to be held in Doha soon: Prime Minister

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that an Arab Islamic summit will be...

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that an Arab-Islamic summit will be held in Doha in the coming days, where participants will determine the course of response. However, he noted that Qatar will not ask its regional partners to respond in a specific way.

In an interview conducted yesterday with the American network CNN, His Excellency said that Qatar hopes there will be a “collective regional response” to the Israeli attack on Hamas officials in Doha.

“There is a regional response. It is currently under consultation and discussion with other partners in the region,” he added.

He expressed his belief that the Israeli attack targeting a residential compound in Doha has “killed any hope” for the hostages still in Gaza.

His Excellency said: “I believe what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did yesterday was simply to kill any hope for those hostages.”