Trump envoy Witkoff met senior Palestinian Authority official in Saudi Arabia, preparing to travel to Gaza: Report

US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met on Tuesday with senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh in Saudi Arabia, Axios reported. 

Saudi Arabia helped broker the meeting in Riyadh, the report said. 

Sheikh is a key advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. He is considered a potential successor to the aging president. 

On Wednesday, Witkoff is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. He is also scheduled to visit the Gaza Strip.