U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, with the aftermath of Israel’s strike on Qatar’s capital expected to be high on the agenda.
Last week’s strike, which targeted senior Hamas leaders on the close U.S. ally’s territory, drew international outrage and was criticised by President Donald Trump. The event prompted Rubio to disclose
Obviously we’re not happy about it. The president was not happy about it. Now we need to move forward and figure out what comes next.
The meeting comes as leaders from Arab and Muslim countries prepare to gather in Doha on Monday, September 15, a week after Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar. The joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation emergency summit seeks to pile pressure on Israel, which has been facing mounting calls to end the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“The time has come for the international community to stop using double standards and to punish Israel for all the crimes it has committed,” Qatari premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a preparatory meeting at the weekend.
