Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, arrived in Qatar on Tuesday, a day after Doha hosted two summits, one for Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and the other for members of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to discuss Israel’s attack on Doha on Sep. 9 and express support for Qatar. Coming a week too late and passing by Israel first to express solidarity there, his reassurances may not have the desired effect. While the GCC gathering was behind closed doors, the wider summit was public, lasting several hours.

La cumbre de emergencia coincide con el encuentro de Marco Rubio y Benjamín Netanyahu en Israel

The US secretary of state will discuss the war in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas in Qatar, which has drawn widespread condemnation.