Leaders of Gulf states met with their Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts to strategize before a broader Arab summit early next month.

The emerging Arab plan is likely to call for Palestinian technocrats to govern Gaza and billions to be spent on reconstruction, without removing Gazan residents.

Ahead of an Arab League summit on March 4, representatives from the Gulf States, Egypt and Jordan discussed a plan for rebuilding the enclave in three stages, and for governance without Hamas or the Palestinian Authority.