Riyadh: Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain met in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh to discuss the Palestinian issue and the developments in the Gaza Strip,

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has invited the leaders of Gulf Arab countries, Egypt, and Jordan for a meeting in Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.

Arab leaders discussed on Friday the joint efforts supporting "the Palestinian cause" and Gaza developments, during an informal meeting in Riyadh attended by Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan, the Saudi state news agency SPA said.

Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian residents.

Arab leaders met in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday for the first time to formulate a response to President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take ownership of Gaza, expel its Palestinian population and turn it into a Middle Eastern “Riviera.

Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is “committed” to Trump’s plan and described it as a “bold vision” for Gaza.

Leaders of Gulf states met with their Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts to strategize before a broader Arab summit early next month.

Egypt is promising a viable alternative to Trump's controversial Gaza plan with broad support that would keep Palestinians "in their homeland."

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is striving to rally fellow Arab leaders around a plan for postwar Gaza that would serve as an alternative to proposals put forward by US President Donald Trump,

Arab leaders convened in Saudi Arabia on Friday to develop a recovery plan for Gaza, in a bid to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to turn the war-torn coastal enclave into a Middle Eastern “Riviera” under American control.