Gulf calls US to reign in Israel as tower blocks leveled in Gaza
Gulf states have called on the US to "use their influence" to rein in Israel's behaviour in the aftermath of its attack on Qatar's capital Doha, and continued bombardment of Gaza, which has seen the targeting of Gaza City's high-rises.
The comments come as the emergency summit featuring leaders of the Muslim and Arab summit in Doha opened to issue a joint response to Israel's strike on Qatar that killed six people, including a Qatari security official.
In his opening speech, Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, said Israel had sought to derail Gaza talks by striking Hamas negotiators in his country last week, and that its premier dreamt of an Arab world under Israeli influence.
"Whoever works diligently and systematically to assassinate the party with whom he is negotiating, intends to thwart the negotiations... Negotiations, for them, are merely part of the war," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told Arab and Muslim leaders gathered in Doha to discuss the attack.
At least 37 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza on Monday, including 25 in Gaza City, where Israel is launching a major assault.
Israeli forces levelled another residential building in central Gaza, the al-Ghafri Tower, as Israel continues to target infrastructure in the city.
This includes 10 civilians, including children, who were killed after Israeli strikes targeted two homes and tents sheltering displaced civilians west of Gaza City.