This handout is based on (from L) the Crown Prince of Bahrain and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Qatar’s Emil Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed. Bin Zayed al Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, Sheikh Meshal al Ahmad al Jabel al Sabah, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and President Abdel Fatta al Sisi of Egypt Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and United Arab Emirates national security adviser Sheikh Tamoon Zayed Al Nahyan will pos for a photo of Riyadh on February 21, 2025.
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DUBAI – In contrast to the standard protocols when Arab leaders met, there was no details about the final communicae, press conference or meeting when they began or ended. Instead, one photo was released on Friday, showing Arab leaders standing from Saudi Arabia’s shoulder to shoulder for what the kingdom called the “unofficial sibling group.”
This extraordinary level of secrets about high-level meetings shows how sensitive these consultations are to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the leaders of other Gulf countries, Egyptian presidents, and the King of Jordan.
The only picture of their gathering shows them standing together, but what is at stake is completely different from what they were laid out by President Donald Trump in recent weeks It is whether we can reach consensus around Egyptian plans for Gaza and unite.
Arab countries are rushing to deal with Trump’s vision for Gaza. There, the US is taking ownership of the territory, replacing all 2 million Palestinians with countries like Egypt and Jordan forever, and converting this check on beachfront territory into real estate projects. .
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the plan is based on the basis of a volatile ceasefire in Gaza after more than 15 months of war and Israeli airstrikes, and Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 48,000 people, mostly women and children. This is a tension in the overview. The war broke out when Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking hostages in October 2023.
The Arab countries, desperate to maintain their warm relations with Trump as president, have refused to banish Palestinians from Gaza, while not directly condemning Trump’s ideas. Egypt and Jordan see the plan as destabilizing their security and the region. The United Arab Emirates, which has close ties with Israel and opposes Hamas in Gaza, stressed that reconstruction of Gaza must be linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Hamas and many Palestinians call Trump’s plan “ethnic cleansing,” but the Israeli Prime Minister embraces it as an astonishing idea that encourages him to say he is a “voluntary immigrant.” I did. The Israeli military has been instructed to prepare to promote the plan.
However, it’s not just Israel’s support that is needed. The reconstruction of Gaza after the war requires Arab support to be responsible for the potential deployment of the military for the cost and security of the reconstruction.
Arab Leaders Review Egyptian Plans
Egyptian plans have not been made public, but the state-run Al-Afram newspaper in Cairo said that Palestinians in Gaza will be able to live in order for Egyptian and international companies to remove tile rubs and remove infrastructure. It reported that carving “region” is included.
The Associated Press claims Hamas’ right to maintain weapons against Israel, but as the group said the group is willing to do it to NPR, Hamas is abandoning Gaza governance. It reports that it is included. The AP reports that Egyptian plans also require restructuring police in Gaza.
However, if plans are well underway in addressing concerns in Gulf Arab countries, that is unknown. This means that as long as the illusion of violence looms indefinitely and Israeli airstrikes continue to be a threat, there will be little investment in billions to rebuild Gaza.
Meanwhile, Palestinian authorities at the Occupation Western Bank say they have a unique vision for Gaza, which will be announced in early March at the broader Arab League summit in Cairo.
The Uncertain Future of Gaza
The current ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has a little over a week left. Negotiations have not yet begun on a more complicated second phase of the deal, including the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the release of all remaining Israeli hostages, and the enduring end of the war. The far-right minister of the Israeli government has said Hamas has not been eliminated and hopes to return to war.
This week, Gaza and the occupied Western Bank need at least $53 billion for reconstruction and recovery over the next decade, according to assessments by the UN, the World Bank and the European Union. According to the United Nations, 95% of Gaza schools have been damaged or destroyed, with over 90% of homes, most hospitals, roads, water systems and farmland. Another UN estimates say more specifically that the Israeli airstrikes completely destroyed nearly 300,000 homes.
White House Mid East Empoist Steve Witkov played a leading role in the ceasefire effort to free hostages and recently stepped into Gaza with Israeli soldiers. Speaking to Trump’s son-in-law and former advisor Jared Kushner, Witkov said the conditions in Gaza were horrifying at a summit in Miami hosted by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund.
“I’m sitting in Gaza, holding a bulletproof vest to see the view there. Jared, and I don’t know who wants to live there today. Clean up and imagination, “play cards to change the future.” A great master plan like what was presented by.
