The proposal, which was discussed at the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha on Sunday, marks the most serious driving force for regional military integration in decades, the South China Morning Post wrote in a report.
Diplomatic sources and Arab media reported that the summit is poised to support the creation of a joint military coalition on Monday.
Egypt, which commands the world’s largest army in the Arab world, is pushing for the Cairo-based “Arab NATO”, but the Pakistan-nuclear armed state is calling for a joint task force to “take effective deterrence and offensive measures in synchronized ways to monitor Israel’s design and drive away Israel’s expansion design.”
“Israel must be held responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity,” Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dah declared at the opening session of the summit.
“It should not be permissible to flee by attacking Islamic countries and killing immunity.”
“Infinite Bloody Cycle”
According to diplomatic sources, the summit is based on an Egyptian-Saudi joint framework approved by the Arab League a few days before the attack on Qatar.
On September 5, 22 member groups supported a plan for joint cooperation to combat terrorism.
The plan is now being tracked quickly following an Israeli air attack on a residential property in Doha where authorities confirmed Hamas mediators were housed.
“What happened wasn’t merely a target attack, but the principles of mediation itself and attacks on all diplomacy are represented as alternatives to war and destruction,” Qatari Prime Minister Prime Minister Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said at the opening of the summit on Sunday.
In his frustrated remarks, Tani criticized the “international community” (effectively the West) for “unable to hold Israel accountable.” Instead of welcoming negotiations on Qatar’s ceasefire and hostage release, Israel has chosen to escalate.
Thani urged Muslim countries to further violence or “inevitably we find ourselves facing an endless cycle of bloodshed and destruction without immunity,” and to “true concrete measures” without immunity.
The strike has lit a new spotlight on growing doubts about Washington’s reliability as a security guarantor. Authorities argue that Qatar’s security ties with the US remain the same despite Washington’s failure to intercept the missiles that hit Doha.
MNA