Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani joined Arab leaders in Riyadh for a closed-door summit to counter Trump’s Gaza plan and discuss post-war reconstruction efforts.

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has taken part in a crucial consultative meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as well as Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the Saudi capital on Friday.

The closed-door meeting was described as a “friendly” and “informal and non-official” gathering by Saudi state media.

The key regional players gathered to devise a post-war Gaza reconstruction plan in a bid to counter Donald Trump’s controversial proposal for the United States to take control of the territory and expel its Palestinian population.

The gathering is particularly significant as it is expected to address the ramifications of President Trump’s proposal, which sparked a united backlash from Arab states.

Sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters that the leaders had tackled a mainly Egyptian proposal that could include up to $20 billion in funding to rebuild Gaza over three years from wealthy Gulf and Arab states.

The meeting provided a platform for Arab leaders to discuss strategies and frameworks to counter any plans that undermine the rights of Palestinians.

While the details of the meeting remain largely under wraps, it sought to foster cooperation among Arab nations, particularly in light of the potential consequences of the US plan, which includes the relocation of Gaza’s population to Jordan and Egypt.

Umer Karim, an expert on Saudi foreign policy, described the meeting as one of the “most consequential” in decades, with the potential to shape the future of the region’s stance on Palestinian statehood and the broader Arab-Israeli conflict.

According to Saudi state news agency SPA, the agreements reached in the meeting will be on the agenda of the upcoming emergency Arab summit that will be held in Egypt on 4 March.