Islamic and Arab countries to support Qatar's response to Israeli strike

Islamic and Arab countries will support any steps Qatar takes in retaliation to Israel’s strike on the Hamas residence in Doha, according to a statement adopted by the summit of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

The countries called the Israeli strike a “dangerous escalation that exposes the extremist hostility of the Israeli government.”

The document reads that Israel’s strikes on Qatar undermine chances for peace and put at risk the potential normalization of relations between Israel and Arab and Islamic countries.

Israel’s aggression against Qatar "undermine chances for peace and peaceful coexistence in the region and put at risk everything that has been achieved in terms of the normalization of relations with Israel, including the existing and potential agreements," the statement reads.

The statement urged “all states to take all possible legal and effective measures” against Israel.