Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on US plan for Gaza

Saudi Arabia will convene a summit on Thursday with leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and the UAE to discuss US plans for Gaza, a source familiar with the matter told AFP. The meeting comes ahead of an Arab League gathering in Cairo next week on the same issue.

Another source, speaking anonymously, confirmed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would also attend.

Trump’s proposal to have the US "take over" Gaza and forcibly displace over two million Palestinians - suggesting Egypt and Jordan as relocation sites - has provoked international condemnation and been called "ethnic cleansing".

The plan, announced during Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, has united Arab states in rare opposition, with Saudi Arabia and others reiterating their support for a Palestinian state.