ISTANBUL: Leaders at an emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha warned Monday that Israel’s attacks on Qatar had dangerous consequences for the region, urging collective action to counter Israeli attempts to impose a new reality on the Middle East, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
The final statement, published by Qatar’s official news agency QNA, condemned the strikes on Doha and voiced full solidarity with Qatar.
The summit said Israeli aggression “undermines any chances of achieving peace in the region.”
The statement stressed the need to “stand against Israel’s plans to impose a new reality in the region,” warning that such efforts pose a “direct threat to regional and international security.”
Leaders at the summit stressed that “a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East will not be achieved by bypassing the Palestinian cause or ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people, nor through violence or targeting mediators, but through commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant international legitimacy resolutions.”
They urged the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to assume its legal and moral responsibilities to end the Israeli occupation and to set a binding timetable for its conclusion.
The statement also expressed support for mediation efforts led by Qatar, Egypt and the US to halt the assault on Gaza.
It welcomed the Arab League Council’s ministerial-level resolution on a regional vision for security and cooperation, which emphasised the principles of collective security, shared destiny, and joint confrontation of common threats.
The summit warned of the “catastrophic consequences” of any Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, describing such actions as “a blatant violation of international law and UN resolutions, and an assault on the historical and legal rights of the Palestinian people.”
The summit called on all countries “to take effective legal and political measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against the Palestinian people.”
These include “supporting efforts to end Israel’s impunity, imposing sanctions, suspending the transfer of weapons and dual-use materials, reviewing diplomatic and economic relations, and pursuing legal action.”
The leaders also called on OIC member states to “examine Israel’s UN membership in light of its clear violations of the Charter and its persistent disregard for UN resolutions, with the possibility of coordinating efforts to suspend Israel’s membership.”
The statement tasked “OIC member states that are parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to support the enforcement of arrest warrants issued on Nov. 21, 2024, against those accused of crimes against the Palestinian people.”
It also urged diplomatic, political and legal efforts to ensure Israel’s compliance with the binding provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice on Jan 26, 2024, in the Gaza genocide case.
– BERNAMA-ANADOLU
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