Arab and Islamic leaders expressed solidarity with Qatar on Monday, strongly condemning Israel for its attack last week on the oil-rich Gulf state and calling for deterrent measures while opposing Israel's plans to impose a new reality in the region.

The leaders, who gathered in Doha for an emergency Arab-Islamic summit, firmly rejected any threat to the "security of any of our nations," reaffirming their shared responsibility to confront acts of aggression and to defend their "collective security."

The summit convened after Israel carried out unprecedented air strikes Tuesday on the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting residential buildings in which Hamas political leaders were set to meet to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's new proposal to end the nearly 23-month war in Gaza.

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