PA to return to Gaza, Saudi-normalization in Arab-American ‘day-after’ plan - report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers representing the “Arab Six” met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEC) in Riyadh in April to discuss a vision for the “day after” the war in Gaza, according to a Saturday report from the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Ahkbar, citing a document received by the Lebanese publication.

The “Arab Six” includes Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the Emirates, Qatar, and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

According to the document received by Al-Ahkbar, the plan for the "day after" the war, which is divided into two stages, would result in, among other things, a lasting peace process and the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The report noted that the plan's second phase could not come until the completion of the first.

First phase of the 'day after' plan

The first phase of the "day after" plan reportedly stipulates the need for a ceasefire, achieving the prerequisites for international recognition of a Palestinian state, Israel's acceptance of the PA's return to the Gaza Strip, the release of hostages in Hamas captivity in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, and the formation of a technocratic government in Gaza to rebuild the Strip. READ MORE