Amidst the changing geopolitical and geostrategic landscape around the world, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a new mutual defense agreement to counter the rising threat of Israeli aggression.

Recently, the Israeli fighter planes attacked a residential building in Doha, killing 5 Hamas members and 1 Qatari security personnel. The Hamas negotiating team, present in Doha to discuss the Trump peace plan for Gaza, was the actual target of the Israeli air force. Reportedly, the Hamas officials agreed to most of the proposals when Israeli planes bombarded Doha. However, the Israeli government once again disrupted the peace process, leading to further escalating tensions in the region.

Fear, Failure, and the Illusion of Arab Sovereignty

These Israeli strikes not only disrupted the Israel-Palestine peace negotiations but also inculcated a sense of fear in the regional countries, especially the Arab nations, over the former’s expansionist designs. Qatari officials denounced the Israeli attacks and pledged to retaliate. Qatar also convened an Arab-Islamic summit to discuss retaliatory strategies. However, the joint declaration of the summit was nothing more than a rhetorical condemnation and was largely seen as a failure of the Arab states to ensure their sovereignty due to their over-reliance on the US. These strikes also disclosed the United States’ paradoxical approach to the regional states and its unwavering support for the Zionist regime.

The Arab states have mostly been dependent on the United States for their defense against foreign aggressors. The United States has kept its

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