The meeting should discuss the progress of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and raising funds for the restoration of infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
On the eve of this, Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If he attends the meeting, it will be his first public meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
The media notes that, despite the start of the second phase of the ceasefire, the process is moving very slowly. Israel has opened the Rafa crossing, but only a small number of Palestinians are being allowed through. The technocratic government of Palestine has not yet entered Gaza and is operating from Egypt. The United States and other mediators – Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye – have begun negotiations on the demilitarization of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Without this, Israel has no plans to withdraw troops and allow reconstruction.
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said all military and offensive installations, including tunnels and weapons production, would be destroyed and would not be rebuilt. International observers will monitor the demilitarization, and former Hamas members will be offered to integrate into the new government security forces.
Netanyahu's participation in the meeting will be a test for cooperation between the United States, Israel and Arab states to stabilize the situation in Gaza.
