An official source in the Arab League outlined the plan for the conference in a statement to The Media Line: “The summit will discuss the course of events in Gaza and also will consider a re-presentation of the Arab initiative that was put forward in 2002, which stipulates that the Arab countries recognize Israel in exchange for the establishment of a Palestinian state within the borders of June 7, 1976.”
Current events in the Red Sea, the threat to navigation in the Arabian Gulf, the border problems between Djibouti and Eritrea, the bloody conflict in Sudan, and several other Arab countries will also be on the agenda.
With regard to Gaza, our source explained, “A timetable will be proposed for a ceasefire in Gaza, and the handover of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, away from Hamas, since it was the one that led Gaza into a dark tunnel. There will also be an initiative to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, Rafah, and other areas affected by the ongoing war there. More than 65% of Gaza has sustained damage as a result of the recent war.”
According to the same source, those who have confirmed their attendance include the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud; the Emirati President, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; the King of Jordan, Abdullah II; the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi; and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – notably the second Arab summit he has attended, following the Jeddah summit last year. READ MORE