War in the Palestinian territory is expected to dominate the summit, especially after Israel approves plans to expand the offensive.
The annual summit of the Arab League has begun in Baghdad, and Israel’s war on Gaza is expected to rule with other regional crises.
The day after U.S. President Donald Trump completed his Middle East tour, talks in the Iraqi capital on Saturday sparked hopes of a ceasefire and aid to Gaza.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was the first Arab leader to arrive in Baghdad on Friday. But, a diplomatic source told AFP that most Gulf countries are represented at ministerial summits.
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez invited Israel's genocide in Gaza at the summit.
In March, Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas in January, carrying out a deadly attack in the Gaza region and forcing food and other essential items to be blocked. Israel has intensified its offensive in recent days as thousands of Palestinians were forced to starve to death.
In preparation for the Arab League summit, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said they would try to recognize the decision made at the meeting in Cairo in March to support the reconstruction of Gaza in a replacement for Trump's widely reprimanded proposal to take over the bench.
During his visit to Qatar, Trump reiterated on Thursday that he hopes the United States “takes” Gaza and turns it into a “free zone.” Earlier this year, he announced that the United States would turn Gaza into a “Middle East Riviera”, causing a commotion that prompted Arab leaders to propose plans to rebuild the territory at a summit in Cairo.
Gaza's Arab plan proposes rebuilding the Palestinian enclave without replacing its 2.4 million inhabitants.
In addition to Gaza, Arab officials are expected to discuss Syria, which only entered a new chapter in history following long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad just six months ago.
Earlier this week, Trump met Syria's interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Riyadh, whose group led the lead in attacking the offensive that overthrew Al-Assad in December. Before the meeting, he also announced that the U.S. sanctions on Syria would greatly boost the Damascus government.
Al-Sharaa has been imprisoned for years on charges of belonging to Al-Qaeda for a 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but Miss Baghdad’s summit will be Miss Baghdad’s summit after several powerful Iraqi politicians opposed his visit.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani represents Damascus.
Saturday's summit was also held in nuclear talks between Iran and the United States.
Trump's attempt to avoid Israel's threatening military strike against Iran is a shared aspiration by many leaders in the region.
On Thursday, Trump said the deal was “close”, but by Friday, he warned that “bad things will happen” if Iranians don’t move quickly.
After decades of devastating conflict and turmoil, Iraq has not regained its normal state until recently, with its leaders seeing the summit as an opportunity to project a stable image.
Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Abdelwahed reported that the summit was "very important" to Iraq.
"This is the first time the summit has been held in Iraq since 2012, and Iraq has used it as a rule to bridge the gap between the Arab League member states," he said.