Qatari Prime Minister His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday at the White House in Washington to discuss an Israeli attack in Qatar and the status of talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, the State Department said late Thursday.
Politico and Axios reported the prime minister was also expected to meet President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an attack in Qatar on Tuesday, escalating its military action in the Middle East.
The strike was widely condemned around the world as an act that could further escalate tensions in a region already on edge.
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the attack in Qatar's capital Doha, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel's ally the United States.
Washington also counts Qatar as a strong Gulf ally. Qatar has been a mediator in trying to arrange a deal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, for the release of Israeli hostages and for a plan on a post-conflict Gaza.
Trump said on Tuesday Israel's decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and not by the U.S. He said that a unilateral attack on Qatar does not serve American or Israeli interests. Trump has said he was not happy about the strike.
Trump had vowed to end Israel's war in Gaza when he took office in January but that objective has remained elusive. His term began with a ceasefire that lasted two months. That ceasefire ended when Israeli strikes killed 400 Palestinians on 18 March according to reports.
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French President Emmanuel Macron opened France’s first-ever business summit in an English-speaking African nation on Monday (11 May), as Paris seeks to strengthen ties across the continent following a decline in influence in several former French colonies.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt a political fightback on Monday (11 May) with a speech promising closer ties with the European Union after Labour suffered heavy local election losses and growing calls for his resignation.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that three Polish nationals and two Moldovan citizens had been released from detention in Belarus and Russia, highlighting what he described as growing diplomatic cooperation with Minsk.
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