Qatar will host an emergency summit on Monday following the Israeli strike on senior Hamas officials in Doha, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Saturday.
The summit is expected to issue a clear condemnation of the Israeli strike, with several other decisions expected to be made, according to the report, which possibly includes a review of trade relations with Israel and a coordinated diplomatic effort within the UN and Islamic and international organizations to pressure Israel and "hold it responsible for the escalation," the report added.
The summit is also for Arab and Islamic countries to overcome internal differences, "considering unity as an essential tool for deterring any future attacks," the report said.
Egypt's Sisi to attend Qatar summit
An Egyptian source told the Arabic-language news outlet that Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will attend the summit. The source added Cairo's belief that the summit should arrive at conclusions on Israel that "befit the scale of the aggression." Additionally, they said Cairo views this summit as an opportunity to affirm that Qatar's security is part of the Arab and Islamic national security system.
The report added that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry contacted the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
The ministers emphasized "the importance of strengthening Arab and Islamic solidarity and continuing coordination in the political, diplomatic, and economic fields to serve the security and stability of the region," the report said.
The report comes one day after US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with the Qatari prime minister in New York.
Trump expressed annoyance about the strike in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sought to assure the Qataris that such attacks would not happen again.