The dissident Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years. His family waged an international campaign for his release.
The Middle Eastern states closest to Israel see the attack on Hamas officials in Qatar and the invasion of Gaza City as warning signs of potential threats to their own security.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, on a screen at an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, the country’s capital, convened after an Israeli strike in the city on Sept. 9.