Egypt Daily News – Sources have revealed the key provisions of the Arab document responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal regarding Gaza.
The Arab document includes commitments from international parties to prevent Israel from launching military operations in Gaza, with a provision for a ceasefire in Gaza lasting no less than 10 years.
According to the sources, the document also includes the formation of a transitional Palestinian committee to manage Gaza under international supervision, as well as the establishment of a committee of donor countries to oversee the disbursement of funds in Gaza.
The sources indicated that Arab countries will present the U.S. with a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza before the end of this month, and will finalize a comprehensive document to permanently end the war in Gaza and proceed with reconstruction.
They also noted that Egypt has completed 70% of its strategy for Gaza’s reconstruction.
Meanwhile, AFP reported that the mini-Arab summit, originally scheduled for next Thursday in Riyadh to discuss a response to President Trump’s plan regarding Gaza, has been postponed to Friday. The summit has also been expanded to include the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, in addition to Egypt and Jordan.
A Saudi source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the agency that “the mini-Arab summit in Riyadh has been postponed from Thursday to Friday, February 21,” adding that “it will include the leaders of the six GCC countries, along with Egypt and Jordan, to discuss Arab alternatives to Trump’s plans for the Gaza Strip.”
Another Arab diplomatic source confirmed that the summit has been delayed by one day.
Initially, leaders from five Arab countries (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, and Qatar) were set to meet alongside Palestinian representatives (5 +1) in Riyadh to formulate a response to Trump’s plan regarding Gaza, ahead of an upcoming Arab summit in Cairo.
This comes amid a trend to postpone the date of the emergency Arab summit scheduled in Cairo on February 27, for political reasons related to providing more time to develop a unified Arab vision regarding the Gaza issue.
