The Saudi response was swift — reiterating Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s demands for an independent Palestinian state as part of any normalization agreement and rejecting the “infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people” or “attempts to displace” them from their land.

Rubio is visiting the Middle East after President Donald Trump infuriated the Arab world with a proposal for the Palestinian residents of the war-torn strip to be resettled in other Arab nations and for the U.S. to lead reconstruction of the enclave.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince may not be inside the room where the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s war on Ukraine are taking place.

Draft ideas will be discussed at a meeting in Riyadh this month. Proposals may involve a Gulf-led reconstruction fund and a deal to sideline Hamas.

The meeting between Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and the U.S. Secretary of State took place ahead of the Russia-U.S. talks.

In a high-stakes meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) discuss President Trump’s controversial proposal for resettling Palestinian residents of Gaza into other Arab nations.

Israel has expressed its commitment to a US proposal to take over Gaza and displace the Palestinian residents as Washington's top diplomat holds talks in Saudi Arabia on the future of Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is committed to US President Donald Trump's plan for the creation of a different Gaza,