Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Doha today, Monday, to attend the emergency Arab-Islamic summit being convened after Israel\u2019s airstrikes on Qatar last week, saying the participation of Muslim leaders in the gathering reflected the unity of Muslim nations and their commitment to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The summit is being held in a show of support for Qatar in the wake of the Sept. 9 Israeli attack targeting leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas who reside in the Gulf state. The strike, which Hamas says killed five of its members but not its leadership, has prompted US-allied Gulf Arab states to close ranks, adding to strains in ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which normalized relations in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaders of Arab and Islamic states will warn that Israel\u2019s attack on Qatar and other \u201chostile acts\u201d threaten coexistence and efforts to normalize ties in the region, Reuters reported on Monday, based on a draft resolution to be put before the Arab-Islamic summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan has already \u201cstrongly condemned Israeli aggression against Qatar and other regional states.\u201d On Sept. 11, Sharif had also visited Doha to express solidarity with Qatar, reaffirm Pakistan\u2019s support for the Gulf state\u2019s security and sovereignty and reiterate Islamabad\u2019s commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe participation of the Prime Minister of Pakistan and other Muslim leaders in the emergency summit in Doha on September 15 is a manifestation of the Muslim Ummah\u2019s strong unity and its unwavering resolve to establish regional peace,\u201d Sharif\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An excerpt of the pre-summit draft resolution seen by Reuters said \u201cthe brutal Israeli attack on Qatar and the continuation of Israel\u2019s hostile acts including genocide, ethnic cleansing, starvation, siege, and colonizing activities and expansion policies threatens prospects of peace and coexistence in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These actions threaten \u201ceverything that has been achieved on the path of normalizing ties with Israel including current agreements and future ones,\u201d according to the draft, which was drawn up by foreign ministers meeting ahead of the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel has been widely accused of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including by the world\u2019s biggest group of genocide scholars, during its nearly two-year military campaign in the Palestinian enclave that has killed more than 64,000 people, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hitting back at global condemnation of the attack on Doha, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has kept up pressure on Qatar over the presence of Hamas leaders on its soil, warning Doha on Wednesday to either expel Hamas officials or \u201cbring them to justice, because if you don\u2019t, we will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netanyahu said on Saturday that getting rid of Hamas leaders living in Qatar would remove the main obstacle to releasing hostages still held by the group in Gaza and ending the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza conflict, has accused Israel of sabotaging chances for peace and Netanyahu of practicing \u201cstate terrorism.\u201d A member of Qatar\u2019s internal security forces was among those killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Sunday Israel\u2019s actions would not stop Doha\u2019s mediation efforts with Egypt and the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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