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GCC Sets Joint Air and Missile Defense Actions After Israeli Strike on Doha

Leaders cast the attack on Qatar as one on the bloc, signaling a shift from statements to practical coordination.

Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari speaks at a press conference after the emergency Arab-Islamic summit to discuss the Israeli attack on Qatar in Doha, Qatar, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE
Israel killed six people, including a Qatari security officer, in its attack on Doha. Reuters
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Overview

  • A special session of the GCC Joint Defence Council in Doha announced five steps that include increased intelligence and imagery sharing, faster early-warning work, updated defence plans, and joint exercises.
  • Officials said members will build a shared air picture and accelerate ballistic-missile warning links through the Unified Military Command.
  • The council set command‑post drills within three months, followed by a live regional air exercise.
  • GCC leaders framed the Doha strike as an attack on all members, formalising a collective response under the bloc’s Joint Defense Agreement.
  • Experts noted capability gaps that complicate integration, with THAAD fielded only by Saudi Arabia and the UAE while Oman lacks long‑ and medium‑range systems, and some questioned U.S. political reliability after a strike that Al Jazeera reported killed six people.