DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT

The unprovoked and unjustifiable Israeli attack on the sovereign territory of Qatar is not merely an attack on Qatar but an affront to the dignity of the entire Muslim Ummah, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.

He made the remarks while attending the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit held in Doha on September 15, 2025.

At the summit, Bangladesh called for coordinated diplomatic, political and economic measures by all OIC member states to deter further Israeli provocation and aggression.

The summit was chaired by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit delivered welcome remarks.

It was attended by 24 heads of state and government, while delegations from other countries were led by foreign ministers or senior dignitaries.

The leaders called for an immediate end to Israeli occupation of Gaza and the establishment of a Palestinian state under the two-state formula, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

They urged undisrupted access to international aid and food supplies for the people of Gaza, saying Palestinian men and women are dying of starvation.

They also demanded intervention from the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli leaders accountable for violating the territorial sovereignty of Muslim states and committing genocide in Palestine.