Gulf leaders call defense meeting in Doha after Israeli strike

Sisi, speaking at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar, said Israel's actions "add obstacles to chances for any new peace agreements and even abort existing ones."

Gulf leaders said on Monday that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s joint defense body will meet in Doha following Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital last week.

In a statement, the leaders called for measures to activate the bloc's "joint defense mechanism," adding that the GCC's Unified Military Command should "take the necessary executive measures to activate the mechanisms of joint defense and the Gulf deterrence capabilities."

The GCC also affirmed that Israel's strikes on Qatar violated the GCC's Joint Defense Agreement, which views aggression against one GCC member as aggression against all GCC members.

The GCC also warned that Israel's "aggression against the sisterly State of Qatar poses a direct threat to shared Gulf security, regional peace, and stability."

In addition, they warned that Israel's actions "could lead to serious repercussions that threaten regional and international security and peace," while calling on the United Nations Security Council and international community to intervene.

Israel's actions threaten existing Middle East peace deals, Egypt's Sisi tells Islamic summit

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the Arab-Islamic summit in Doha on Monday that Israel's current actions hindered any chances of new peace treaties in the Middle East, and risked "aborting existing ones."

In remarks aimed at Israel, the Egyptian president stated that "what is happening right now hinders the future of peace, threatens your security and the security of the peoples in the region and adds obstacles to chances for any new peace agreements and even aborts existing ones."

Arab leaders to warn Israel against 'hostile acts' in resolution

The summit is being convened in Doha in a show of support for Qatar in the wake of the Israeli strike targeting leaders of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, who reside in the Gulf state.

The September 9 attack, 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.

An excerpt of the draft resolution seen by Reuters said "the brutal Israeli attack on Qatar and the continuation of Israel's hostile acts including genocide, ethnic cleansing, starvation, siege, and colonizing activities and expansion policies threatens prospects of peace and coexistence in the region."

These actions threaten "everything that has been achieved on the path of normalizing ties with Israel including current agreements and future ones," according to the draft, which was drawn up by foreign ministers meeting ahead of the summit.

This is a developing story.