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/ An American website revealed, today, Monday, that a “secret” meeting was held that included national security officials from a number of Arab countries in Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation in Gaza after the war and grant the Palestinian Authority a greater role in the Strip, while it indicated that American and Israeli officials had seen the details of the meeting. .
The American website “Axios” said, “The meeting was held secretly 10 days ago in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss the post-war phase in the Gaza Strip, and included the Saudi National Security Advisor, Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Aiban, the head of the Palestinian Intelligence Service, Majed Faraj, and the head of the Palestinian Intelligence Service.” Egyptian General Intelligence, Abbas Kamel, and the head of the Jordanian Intelligence Service, Ahmed Hosni.”
Two sources said that American and Israeli officials “were informed of the details of the meeting by some of its participants.”
The sources stated that the heads of the Saudi, Egyptian, and Jordanian security services informed Faraj that “the Palestinian Authority needs to carry out serious reforms that will enable it to revitalize its political leadership.”
One of the requests they made was that if a new Palestinian government is formed, “the new prime minister should obtain some of the powers that were central in the last years of the era of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.”
One of the sources said that the Saudis, Egyptians and Jordanians “confirmed that these reforms are necessary so that the Palestinian Authority can return to assuming the reins of government in the Gaza Strip following a transitional period after the end of the war.”
The Saudi National Security Advisor said during the meeting, according to “Axios,” that “the Kingdom is still interested in moving forward with normalization with Israel, in exchange for practical and irrevocable steps by the other party, paving the way towards the establishment of a Palestinian state, even if that does not happen.” immediately”.
The Saudi and Jordanian embassies in Washington declined to comment, while Palestinian and Egyptian officials did not respond to requests for comment, according to Axios.
The administration of US President Joe Biden is pressuring the Palestinian Authority to carry out reforms so that it has a role in the Gaza Strip, while it is pressuring the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to discuss the post-war plan in Gaza, and how the Palestinian Authority can be part of it. A future government there.
The American newspaper, The Washington Post, revealed that US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken’s recent visit to Israel, revealed “disagreements” between the two allies “regarding Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians,” as the two sides expressed “opposing views regarding the timing of the return of the Palestinians to the north.” Gaza Strip, and the Palestinians’ access to tax revenues collected by Israel.”