The measures, introduced for the first time during the summit’s closing session on Monday, amend an earlier draft of the statement, which lacked several of the stronger provisions now included.

They target the government in Tel Aviv over its strike on Qatari territory earlier this month and its ongoing war on the Gaza Strip — a campaign that the summit characterised, and many international bodies recognise, as genocide.

The final communiqué calls on the international community to take “all possible legal and effective measures” to stop Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people.

This includes “supporting efforts aimed at ending Israel’s impunity, holding it accountable for its violations and crimes, imposing sanctions, and suspending the supply, transfer, or transit of weapons, ammunition, military materials, or dual-use items” to Israel.

It further “demands reviewing diplomatic and economic relations with Israel and initiating legal proceedings against it”, while calling for coordinated steps to hold the Israeli government accountable in international forums.

A key provision obliges OIC member states that are parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to support the enforcement of arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024 against Israeli officials accused of committing crimes against Palestinians.

These states are urged “to take all possible measures within their national legal frameworks” to ensure compliance with ICC decisions.

The communiqué also addresses the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) January ruling, urging member states to pursue “diplomatic, political, and legal efforts to ensure Israel’s compliance, as the occupying power, with the binding provisional measures issued” in the genocide case concerning the Gaza Strip.

On the global stage, the summit encourages OIC states “to assess whether Israel’s membership in the United Nations aligns with the UN Charter, given its clear violations of membership conditions and persistent disregard for UN resolutions.”

It also calls for “coordinated efforts among member states to work toward suspending Israel’s membership in the United Nations.”

Arab League: Qatar is not alone
 

At the conclusion of the summit, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, said the unified response by Arab and Islamic leaders had sent a powerful political message.

“The speeches delivered by leaders and heads of state sent a clear message: Qatar is not alone,” Zaki told reporters, referring to the 9 September Israeli strike in Doha that targeted Hamas officials.

He added, “The Israeli attack on Qatar reinforces the rogue status of the occupying power. It was not merely a violation of sovereignty; it was a declaration of lawlessness that must be addressed.”

Describing the summit as a response to an extraordinary moment, he said: “The outcomes of this emergency summit in Doha rise to the level of the urgency we are currently living through.”

He also noted that the language of the communiqué had “opened the door for countries that maintain relations with Israel to review those ties in light of recent events.”

GCC calls for US pressure on Israel
 

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi urged the United States to take a more active role in restraining Israel’s actions.

“We expect our partners in the United States to use their influence over Israel,” he said at the close of the Arab-Islamic summit.

His remarks came after the GCC issued a separate statement condemning the 9 September Israeli strike on Qatari territory and announcing plans to convene the bloc’s Joint Defence Council.

The forthcoming meeting will focus on activating the Council’s joint defence mechanisms and strengthening Gulf deterrence capabilities as part of a coordinated regional response, the GCC statement added.

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