JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed opportunities for further attacks on Hamas leaders as Arab and Islamic leaders hold summits to show support for Qatar following Israel's attack on Doha last week.
The September 9 attack targeting Palestinian militant group leaders in Doha marks a significant escalation of Israeli military action in the region rocked by conflict since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 that sparked the Gaza war.
The Arab-Islamic emergency summit organized by Doha is expected to warn of Israeli attacks and other hostile acts by Israel threaten the coexistence and normalization of relations in the region, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters.
Speaking at the summit, Emir Qatari Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said the Israeli attack was "cut and dangerous", saying Hamas leaders were studying the US ceasefire proposal submitted to them by Qatar and Egypt when the attack took place.
Hamas said the Israeli attack killed five of its members, but did not kill its leader.
A member of Qatar's internal security forces was also killed.
Targeting Qatar, a close US ally, Israeli attacks have prompted Arab Gulf countries allied with the US to close ranks, especially adding to tensions in relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which have been normalized in 2020.
Speaking with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Israel was still receiving a final report on the results of the attack.
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Rubio will leave for Qatar after his visit to Israel, a senior US State Department official said.
Rubio urged Qatar to continue to play a constructive role in resolving the Gaza conflict, saying it could help achieve the goal of releasing 48 hostages who are still detained in Gaza, stripping Hamas weapons, and building a better future for Gazans.
"Therefore, we will continue to encourage Qatar to play a constructive role in that," he said.
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