Foreign Minister Sugiono, attending an emergency summit in Doha earlier this week, said the attack must be seen as part of Israel’s broader pattern of violations across the region and rooted in its decades-long occupation of Palestine.

The meeting, which brought together leaders of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), sought to move beyond symbolic gestures and map out coordinated legal, diplomatic and economic measures to hold Israel accountable. 

Anger has mounted since the Sept. 9 strike on Doha, which killed civilians and hit facilities linked to Qatar’s mediation efforts in Gaza.

Following a day of preparatory meetings and another full day of high-level summit, nearly 60 countries issued a joint statement on Monday condemning the attack “in the strongest possible terms”. 

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The declaration called on all nations to suspend arms transfers to Israel, reassess diplomatic and economic ties with it and support efforts to end its decades of “impunity.” It also backed Qatar in any steps taken to safeguard its sovereignty and security, while urging an international review of Israel’s United Nations membership status, given its plethora of violations.

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