Arab League Summit on Gaza Postponed to March 4
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (R) meets with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini at the Foreign Ministry headquarters at Tahrir Palace in central Cairo on February 17, 2025. ©Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

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.

Saudi Arabia is set to host the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Friday 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.

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