Islamic summit declaration slams Israel

The Islamic summit in Qatar has ended with a formal declaration condemning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

Leaders of more than 50 Muslim countries also criticised the United States by name for the first time, calling for Washington to adopt a fair and honest stance to stop what was termed the bloody Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.

However, the BBC diplomatic correspondent says that in the wake of a series of fiery speeches calling for actions, not words, concrete measures against Israel are thin on the ground.

The summit has invited member states to break off all relations with Israel if they have them, but our correspondent says it became clear earlier that some countries would ignore this invitation - notably Turkey and the two Arab states which have signed peace treaties with Israel: Egypt and Jordan.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service