RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday arrived in Qatar to lead Saudi Arabia’s delegation at the 44th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The crown prince left for the Qatari capital Doha on the invitation of Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Saudi Press Agency reported. فيديو | #ولي_العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان في قطر لترؤس وفد المملكة في #القمة_الخليجية #ولي_العهد_في_قطر #الإخبارية pic.twitter.com/AnXXqja4j4 — قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) December 5, 2023 “The leaders will discuss issues of common interest, ways to enhance brotherly bilateral relations, and hold the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council,” the SPA said. Several senior officials from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE will attend the meeting. High on the agenda for the leaders’ discussions will be the Israel-Hamas war and regional cooperation.  In his opening remarks, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani called on the UN Security Council to force Israel to return to the negotiating table over the war in Gaza. “It is shameful for the international community to allow this heinous crime to continue for nearly two months, during which the systematic and deliberate killing of innocent civilians continues, including women and children,” he said at the summit.  The Qatari ruler said his country was “constantly working to renew” the truce, which he added was “not an alternative to a permanent ceasefire”. He called for “an international investigation into the massacres committed by Israel” and condemned the targeting of civilians of all nationalities and religions.