Saudi Gazette report

DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended a high-level meeting on Palestine, held in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Wednesday. Those who attended the meeting included Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ayman Safadi; Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Expatriates Affairs Dr. Badr Abdelatty; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar; Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hussein Al-Sheikh; and the US President's Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.

The Arab foreign ministers presented in the meeting the Gaza reconstruction plan, which was approved at the Arab Summit held in Cairo on March 4, 2025, according to a joint communique issued at the end of the meeting. The meeting also agreed with the U.S. envoy to continue consultations and coordination on this plan as a basis for the reconstruction efforts in the sector.

The Arab ministers emphasized the importance of extending the ceasefire in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. The meeting stressed the need for genuine efforts to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, ensuring the fulfilment of the Palestinian people's aspirations for freedom and independence.

The Arab ministers reiterated their commitment to maintaining dialogue to reinforce the ceasefire and to work jointly to establish security, stability, and peace in the region, through intensified diplomatic efforts and coordination with various regional and international parties.

The first 42-day phase of a three-phase ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, each of equal length, between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US, ended March 1 after they started on Jan. 19.