Emergency Gulf meeting in Doha to approve measures to activate joint defense mechanisms.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

**Arabian Sea - Follow-ups:** **Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced today, Monday, that the Joint Defense Council of the GCC countries will hold an emergency meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, against the backdrop of the recent Israeli attack that targeted Qatar.** **At the conclusion of the meeting, the leaders expressed their strong condemnation of the Israeli aggression and the blatant violation of Qatar's sovereignty, stressing that "any attack on a member state of the Council is an attack on all its members," and that "the security of the Council's countries is indivisible." The statement affirmed the readiness of the Council's countries to harness all capabilities to support Qatar and protect its security, stability, and sovereignty against any threats.** **The leaders directed the Defense Council to hold an emergency meeting in Doha, preceded by a meeting of the Supreme Military Committee, to assess the defense situation and sources of threat after the attack, and to direct the military leadership to take measures to activate joint defense mechanisms and deterrence capabilities.** **The statement considered the Israeli aggression against Qatar a direct threat to joint Gulf security and regional peace, warning against the continuation of aggressive Israeli policies that undermine peace efforts and existing understandings with Israel, and affect the stability of the region as a whole.** **The leaders also stressed the need for the international community to assume its moral and legal responsibilities to take urgent action to deter Israel and put an end to its repeated violations of international and humanitarian law, calling for respect for the sovereignty of states, good neighborliness, and the resolution of disputes by peaceful means without the use of force.**