Overview

• The Joint Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit opened in Doha to coordinate a collective stance on the reported Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas figures in Qatar.
• A preparatory ministerial meeting on 14 September, chaired by Qatar’s prime minister, drafted a resolution for leaders to consider at the summit.
• OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha condemned what he called blatant aggression against Qatar and urged international accountability under UN resolutions.
• News reports say the strike in Doha last week targeted Hamas officials and reportedly killed six people, including a Qatari security corporal.
• Leaders from several Arab and Muslim countries attended, with the OIC and Arab League organizing the summit to increase pressure on Israel and address the worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis.