Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The United Arab Emirates summon and condemn Israeli envoy on Friday Israel’s attack on Hamas leadership in Qataras top Qatar diplomats visit Washington, pressure on the country is growing.
At Friday’s meeting, Minister for Emirati International Cooperation Reem Bint Ebrahim al-Hashimy “condemns the blatant and coronavirus attacks on Qatar,” the UAE said. She called the attack “irresponsible escalations that threaten regional and international peace and security.”
“The continuation of such hostile and provocative rhetoric undermines the stability outlook, pushes the region onto a very dangerous trajectory and solidifies an unacceptable situation,” the statement added.
Israeli media reported on the conference, but there was no immediate reading from the Israeli government. Al-Hashimy spoke with David Ohad Horsandi, the deputy chief of the country’s Israeli mission. It is an unusual moment to summon an Israeli diplomat after the United Arab Emirates reaches it Diplomatic recognition agreement with Israel five years ago.
The summons precede the emergency meetings of Arab and Islamic countries over the attack in Qatar next week.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s prime minister was expected to meet with Washington Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Previously working on the UN Security Council. “Israel is trying to forcefully rearrange the region,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, told the meeting Thursday.
