After more countries recognized a Palestinian state this week, President Trump said on Thursday that he would not permit Israel to take over the territory.
At a summit in the Qatari capital, Doha, participants are deciding whether to take tangible actions against Israel following last week’s strike.
Some Arab officials are pushing for tangible, but not military, action against Israel, and Egypt’s president said the Israeli strike threatened diplomatic ties that Israel spent years cultivating.
The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.
Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. The decision to capture Gaza City repeats a strategy that has failed in the past.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.
The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as the sway of Iran diminishes.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf Arab countries expressed dismay over the American attack, but stopped short of condemning the United States, a key ally.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf Arab countries expressed dismay over the American attack, but stopped short of condemning the United States, a key ally.
Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.