Arab ministers agree to advance joint political plan for post-war Gaza at Riyadh meet – diplomats

By Jacob Magid

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9 February 2024, 6:57 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Ministers from the Palestinian Authority, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt hold a meeting on the Gaza war in Riyadh on February 8, 2024. (Saudi Press Agency)

Top ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority agreed at their meeting in Riyadh yesterday to move forward with plans to present a joint political vision for rehabilitating the Gaza Strip and establishing a Palestinian state after the Israel-Hamas war, two senior diplomats tell The Times of Israel.

Several drafts of the plan have already begun circulating between the countries, though it is unclear when it will be unveiled.

In the meantime, the participating countries used yesterday’s meeting to reiterate their call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.