While Washington advocates for a diplomatic resolution, “we must be ready for other outcomes,” Rubio noted.
“They have to do something about Hamas, but Qatar has been a great ally to the United States,” Trump said.
Qatar denounces ‘cowardly and treacherous’ strike
The summit’s concluding statement, which gathered leaders from countries including Iran, Türkiye, and Saudi Arabia, excluded language from a previous draft that implied Israeli actions, including the recent attack, could undermine regional peace efforts and relations.
A broad spectrum of states attended the summit — including Iran, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia. Source: Getty / Anadolu
A separate statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council said Israel’s “continuation of these aggressive policies undermines … the future of existing understandings and agreements with Israel”.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, representing a nation allied with the US and bound by a 1979 peace treaty with Israel, stated that Israel’s initiatives hinder potential new peace agreements and could even disrupt current ones.
Rubio to fly to Qatar
Netanyahu has not dismissed the possibility of annexing the West Bank in retaliation to international moves recognizing a Palestinian state at the upcoming UN General Assembly. Countries like France and Britain have indicated plans to do so.
