Qatari PM says Israeli attack won't halt Gaza mediation

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sunday that Israel's "practices" will not stop Doha's mediation efforts with Egypt and the US to end the war in Gaza.

Al-Thani made his comments in a televised address ahead of an Arab-Islamic summit to discuss Israel's attack on Hamas leadership in Doha last Monday.

The prime minister accused the Israeli government of intentionally expanding the war and turning down successive ceasefire proposals, adding that it was time for the international community to hold it accountable "for all the crimes it has perpetrated."

"Israel must know that the continuous genocidal war against the Palestinian people, aiming at forcibly transferring them outside their homeland, cannot succeed, no matter what false justification is provided," he said.

According to al-Thani, the Arab-Islamic summit will condemn Israel's "barbaric" attack and support the lawful measures Qatar will take to safeguard its sovereignty.