Daijiworld Media Network - Doha

Doha, Sep 25: A dramatic Israeli “over-the-horizon” missile strike on Qatar’s capital has jolted the Gulf region and triggered fresh debate on a collective Arab defence strategy. Around ten Israeli fighter jets reportedly flew over the Red Sea on September 9 before firing ballistic missiles at a Hamas meeting in an upscale Doha neighbourhood, killing six people.

Because the missiles travelled through the upper atmosphere and returned undetected, Qatar had little chance to defend itself. The incident shook regional faith in the United States, despite Washington’s large Al Udeid air base in Qatar and its designation of the Gulf nation as a “major non-NATO ally.”

Analysts say the strike has spurred talk of an “Islamic NATO”. At an emergency summit of the Ar

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