Storyline: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday called for joint defense measures to deter Israel from further attacks, following an emergency summit in Qatar where leaders of all Islamic countries strongly condemned last week's Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha. Leaders from 57 Arab and Muslim nations gathered in Doha to express their solidarity with Qatar. They called on member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to reconsider their diplomatic and economic ties with Israel. They described Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing," warning the international community of grave consequences if these actions are not deterred. The GCC, comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, pledged a collective defense effort based on a defense pact formed in 2000 to address member states' security concerns. "The leaders confirmed that GCC security is undivided, any attack on a member state is an attack on all. All capabilities of member states will be dedicated to supporting Qatar and protecting its security and sovereignty. The leaders have directed the joint defense council and the supreme military committee to hold an urgent meeting in Doha," said Jassim al-Budaiwi, GCC secretary-general, at a press conference after the emergency Arab-Islamic summit. The emergency summit was organized as fury swept the region following Israel's unprecedented airstrike on Doha on Sept 9, which killed five members of Hamas and a Qatari security officer. "It shows Qatar's diplomatic weight globally. But also because of the gravity of the situation, what happened last Tuesday, it was an attack on the international system as a whole. These nations are standing up with Qatar to show solidarity," said Rashid Al-Mohanadi, a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, an independent, non-profit policy research institution based in Doha. While Muslim leaders were speaking, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed his threats to target Hamas leaders "wherever they are." Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio surprisingly announced a visit to Qatar in hopes of containing further tensions with Israel. Shotlist: Doha, Qatar - Sept 14, 2025: 1. Screen showing information about emergency Arab-Islamic summit to address Israeli attack on Qatar 2. Backdrop showing emblems of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, State of Qatar, League of Arab States Doha, Qatar - Sept 15, 2025: 3. Press conference in progress after emergency Arab-Islamic summit 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jassim al-Budaiwi, secretary-general, Gulf Cooperation Council (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5): "The leaders confirmed that GCC security is undivided, any attack on a member state is an attack on all. All capabilities of member states will be dedicated to supporting Qatar and protecting its security and sovereignty. The leaders have directed the joint defense council and the supreme military committee to hold an urgent meeting in Doha." Doha, Qatar - Sept 14, 2025: [SHOT OVER LAYING SOUNDBITE] 5. Backdrop showing emblems of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, State of Qatar, League of Arab States [SHOT OVER LAYING SOUNDBITE] 6. Various of people in summit media center Doha, Qatar - Sept 15, 2025: 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rashid Al-Mohanadi, nonresident fellow, Middle East Council on Global Affairs (starting with shot 6/partially overlaid with shot 8): "It shows Qatar's diplomatic weight globally. But also because of the gravity of the situation, what happened last Tuesday, it was an attack on the international system as a whole. These nations are standing up with Qatar to show solidarity." [SHOT OVER LAYING SOUNDBITE] 8. Reporter [SHOT OVER LAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Doha, Qatar - Date Unknown: 9. National flag of Qatar 10. Various of Doha waterfront, buildings 11. Museum of Islamic Art FILE: Sderot, Israel - May 16, 2021: 12. Various of national flag of Israel, city flag of Sderot, street view FILE: Tel Aviv, Israel - April 7-8, 2019: 13. City view, national flag of Israel on building. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]