Saudi Arabia: McGurk meets with Palestinian officials amidst normalization efforts

11 September 2023

IntelligenceNote

Summary

A U.S. delegation led by U.S. National Security Council (NSC) coordinator for the Middle East and

North Africa Brett McGurk, visited Saudi Arabia last week to address a number of regional issues.

During this visit, McGurk met with senior Palestinian officials and discussed U.S. efforts aimed at establishing a new regional framework.

Tactical Report sheds light on this meeting, including:

A trilateral agreement which includes aspects related to the Saudi-Israeli normalization
Palestine’s stance on the U.S.-mediated indirect talks between Riyadh and Tel Aviv concerning normalization
A number of Palestinian demands and the position taken by McGurk in relation to these requests