Arab League summit on Gaza postponed to March 4: Egypt

Arab League summit on Gaza postponed to March 4: Egypt
Palestinian children look on as a barber cuts a client's hair, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025. (REUTERS)
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Updated 18 February 2025

Arab League summit on Gaza postponed to March 4: Egypt

Arab League summit on Gaza postponed to March 4: Egypt
  • The meeting was called in response to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the war-battered Gaza Strip

CAIRO: An extraordinary Arab League meeting on Gaza, initially set for next week, has been postponed to March 4, host Egypt said on Tuesday.
The Egyptian foreign ministry said the new date was agreed with Arab League members as part of “substantive and logistical preparations” for the summit.
The meeting was called in response to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the war-battered Gaza Strip and move its Palestinian inhabitants elsewhere, including to Egypt and Jordan.
On Thursday, is set to host the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to present their own plan for Gaza’s reconstruction while ensuring that Palestinians remain on their land.
Trump’s Gaza plan has sparked outcry across the Arab world, prompting a rare show of unity among Arab nations to block it.


Rubio expresses concern West Bank violence could hurt Gaza peace efforts

Rubio expresses concern West Bank violence could hurt Gaza peace efforts
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Rubio expresses concern West Bank violence could hurt Gaza peace efforts

Rubio expresses concern West Bank violence could hurt Gaza peace efforts

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern on Wednesday that the latest spate of violence by Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank could spill over and undermine US-backed peace efforts in Gaza.
“I hope not,” Rubio told reporters after a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Canada, when asked whether the West Bank events could endanger the Gaza ceasefire. “We don’t expect it to. We’ll do everything we can to make sure it doesn’t happen.”