September 9, 2025 When a close ally of the United States, Qatar, the world is shocked hit by 15 Israel Defense Forces jets.
This constitutes a blatant disregard for Qatar, a member of the United Nations. The target of the attack is Hamas Numbersfor the purpose of a ceasefire negotiation related to the ongoing Gaza war.
Almost all countries Condemn the attacksaying that this is a violation of the provisions of the UN Charter, is illegal and highly unpopular. Even the United States seems to have expressed opposition to Israel’s unnamed. However, it is well known that Israeli influence influences the neutrality of the United States, namely the P5 membership. Due to Washington’s exercise of veto, the Security Council cannot authorize appropriate measures in the event that Tel Aviv’s interests are under threat.
Israel has attacked Iran and Qatar in other states in the region and is strengthening new norms in the Middle East. Earlier, before the deployment of force, some resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, were covered up – but controversial. In the case of Iraq and initially Libya, this is what it does. In the Syrian plot, even the appearance of legal cover is not.
The global consensus is that armed attacks within Qatar are completely lacking in legitimacy under international law. Israel has failed to mention any provision of international law to justify its attack on Qatar. It did try to justify its actions by referring to Osama bin Laden in Pakistan’s territory, but did not mention the outcry of Islamabad and that a committee of a committee formed a bone that declared the incident a total violation of the incident international law.
Furthermore, the Security Council is aware of the inherent violations of U.S. intervention and has not convened any resolution to endorse it – to ensure that such intervention is not considered as a legal starting point for potential norms.
Recently, Pakistan’s strong military response to India in May, when New Delhi hit its hiding place known as non-state actors, who can say that they have long abandoned their military power to expel non-state actors under international law to violate any state violations. The armed response is a vehicle expression of protests (necessary under customary law) and preventive self-defense.
Which action should bring together Middle Eastern countries when threatened by Israel?
Under international law established by the United Nations, the way to obtain non-state actors is not a “method of war” but a “method of law enforcement.” Meaning that the framework already provided in UNSC 1373 for cooperation, extradition, Interpol, etc. Israel does not approach Qatar through these available channels, nor does India use them before launching an attack.
Now, Israel has decided to extend its operations and military operations beyond its own disputed borders. This is Israel’s own personalized exercise – all condemned by everyone, but it continues. It publicly attacked Iran and did not hesitate to cover its neighbors. This is a dangerous trend and has not slowed down.
Israeli newspaper Mairttz Recently it was said that Turkier could be the next Israeli target after Qatar. Furthermore, Israel is open and unapologetically dreaming of fulfilling the dream of “greater Israel.” Its current actions, that is, its future actions. All Middle Eastern states that may be affected take this seriously.
What should these Middle Eastern countries do under international law? Apart from the recent bilateral arrangements, just like the most recent arrangements between Pakistan and Saudi ArabiaWhat actions or measures should be taken to bring all of these actions together in the face of the measured threats of Israel, and this is also legitimacy under international law?
Collective security means permanent institutional arrangements and collective self-defense are a common response, but on a temporary basis. The starting point of Middle Eastern legal counsel should be to check temporary arrangement models or permanent arrangements to ensure their backup and mutual support – in international law, it is considered permissible or completely legal, i.e. centralized security.
All states facing the threat of Israeli armed forces are also members of the United Nations. As signators of the UN Charter, they are required to comply with the principles and purposes of the UN. Article 52 of the Charter encourages the establishment of regional arrangements or institutions to handle matters related to the maintenance of international peace and security in order to adapt to regional actions, provided that such arrangements or institutions and their activities are consistent with the principles of the United Nations.
Article 52 follows Article 51, which recognizes the “inherent self-defense” rights of all Member States. This provision constitutes the provision of Article 2 (4) of the Charter of the United Nations, which prohibits member states from using or threatening in international relations. It is further provided that the Security Council shall, where appropriate, take action under its authorization using such regional arrangements or institutions.
If experienced in the past, the United Nations will no longer rely on timely and effective actions in violation of peace or sovereignty. By establishing regional arrangements for their collective security, the member states of the United Nations, especially those in the Middle East, will not only be effective in collective self-defense, but will also be in line with article 52 of the Charter of the United Nations.
The author is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was a former caretaker for federal law, judge and minister of parliamentary affairs.
Posted at Dawn on September 20, 2025
