Several Arab and Muslim leaders will attend the summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss current de-escalation efforts amid rising tensions in the region.

The summit is expected to include participation from the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, and the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha.

According to the Saudi News Agency, the participants will discuss the brutal Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon and the latest developments in the region.

The upcoming summit builds on the Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh on 11 November 2023. The summit had tasked the foreign ministers of some Arab and Islamic countries with launching international efforts to stop the war in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Aboul-Gheit affirmed that the upcoming Summit in Riyadh will represent a message of support for the Palestinians and Lebanese.

"There is no alternative to the two-state solution, and the Palestinian State will only exist with both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip together within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital," he said.

Similarly, Taha underscored the upcoming summit's cardinal importance and strategic value. He stressed that the summit reflects Saudi Arabia and member states in the OIC and the Arab League's solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Furthermore, Taha noted that the Arab-Islamic ministerial committee established by the previous summit succeeded in expanding international recognition of the Palestinian State.

"This has been achieved through diplomatic efforts in international forums and pushing for resolutions in the UN Security Council and General Assembly to condemn the ongoing Israeli aggression and call for its cessation," he added.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan chaired the preparatory ministerial meeting for the summit on Sunday.

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty participated in the meeting, where he condemned Israel's ongoing aggression on Gaza and the international community's inaction.

According to the Egyptian foreign ministry, Abdelatty also highlighted Cairo's efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged strip.

Saudi Arabia called for the summit on 30 October, three days after announcing that the first meeting of an "international alliance" advocating a two-state solution will be held in Riyadh.