#hamas-negotiations

#hamas-negotiations

An emergency summit of Arab and Islamic country leaders held in Doha has condemned Israel's cowardly attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, but the participants made no promises of concrete action. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s pledge to activate a joint defence mechanism may have been the most actionable result of the summit, which was opened by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who called the Israeli bombing blatant, treacherous, and cowardly.

"We will bring them all home," he promised, gripping my hand firmly. It was a commitment spoken with the conviction of someone who sees each hostage as a precious life - a world unto itself. I could see that he meant it.