An emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic states is taking place in Qatar in response to Israel's air strike on Hamas leaders in Doha last week.

A draft resolution seen by the Reuters news agency condemns what it calls Israel's hostile acts including genocide, ethnic cleansing, [and] starvation, which it says threatens prospects of peace and coexistence. Israel has strongly denied such allegations.

It is not clear what practical decisions could be taken, as analysts say any kind of military response is out of the question.

Earlier, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani urged the international community to stop applying double standards and to punish Israel.

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Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani attends the emergency summit in Doha.

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump stated that Qatar has been a very great ally. Israel and everybody else, we have to be careful. When we attack people we have to be careful.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to hold discussions in Israel about the conflict in Gaza, having commented previously that Trump didn't like the way [the Qatar attack] went down.

The Israeli strike on Qatar's capital was condemned by the UN Security Council, which emphasized the need for de-escalation and expressed solidarity with Qatar.

Israel defended its actions, asserting that the strike was essential to remove those unwilling to negotiate peace.

Hamas reported that its negotiating team survived the attack but lost five members, including a key negotiator's son, alongside a Qatari security officer.

Qatar continues to play a crucial role in facilitating communications between Hamas and Israel, maintaining its position as a mediator since hosting the Hamas political bureau in 2012.