The GCC Joint Defence Council convened an extraordinary session in Doha yesterday, where it condemned the Israeli attack on Qatar as a “grave violation” of sovereignty and international law, and approved immediate steps to strengthen collective defence.
Bahrain’s Defence Affairs Minister Lieutenant General Abdulla Al Nuaimi attended the meeting, chaired by Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Shaikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani .