Arab leaders have met in Riyadh to craft a plan for Gaza’s post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian residents, AFP reports.
A photo from the meeting showed the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the leaders of other Gulf Arab states, as well as Egypt and Jordan.
A source close to the Saudi government confirmed the meeting had finished. He said he did not expect a final statement to be issued as the “discussion was confidential”.
The official Saudi Press Agency said the “fraternal consultative” meeting saw an “exchange of views on various regional and international issues, especially joint efforts in support of the Palestinian cause, and developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip”
The SPA said the decisions taken at the “unofficial” meeting would be put on the agenda of an emergency Arab League summit to be held in Egypt on March 4.
The Saudi source had said ahead of the talks that the delegates would discuss “a version of the Egyptian plan”.
