Doha : US President Donald Trump held an unusual summit — on board Air Force One — meeting the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, during a refueling stop on his way to Malaysia.

After their meeting while the plane was at the Al Udeid Air Base on Saturday, Trump said that an international stabilisation force for Gaza was taking shape and Qatar would contribute troops.

At the meeting with the Qatar’s Emir and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, Trump thanked them for their mediation that resulted in the Gaza peace deal between Israel and Hamas .

“What we’ve done is incredible — peace to the Middle East — and they were a very big factor in it, so I just want to thank you,” he told them.

He added, “You have safe Middle East. Keep it tha

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