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,

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.

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.

Riyadh hosted on Friday an unofficial meeting that brought together the leaders of Gulf Coordination Council (GCC), Egypt and Jordan. At the invitation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister,

The emerging Arab plan is likely to call for Palestinian technocrats to govern Gaza and billions to be spent on reconstruction, without removing Gazan 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.