Foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE plan to visit to discuss the national status of Palestine and end the war against Gaza.

Saudi Arabia accused Israel of “extremism and rejection of peace” after blocking its planned visit to the occupied West Bank.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud spoke at a joint press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman, whose colleagues are from Jordan, Egypt and Bahrain.

Prince Faisal said: “Israel’s rejection of the Commission’s visit to the West Bank reflects its extremism and rejects any serious attempt to (a) peace pathways…it strengthens our willingness to face this arrogant diplomatic effort in the international community.”

They will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas there after Israel's decision to prevent the Arab delegation from reaching Ramala. Ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned the visit as part of an effort to support Palestinian diplomacy in the ongoing Israeli war against Gaza.

Israel controls the airspace and borders in the West Bank and announced on Friday that it would not grant access permission.

"The Palestinian Authority - which today refused to condemn the October 7 Holocaust - intends to hold a provocative meeting of foreign ministers from Arab countries in Ramallah to discuss what Israeli officials say is promoting the establishment of the Palestinian state, adding that Israel will "not cooperate" with visits.

Prince Faisal's journey to the West Bank will mark the first recent visit by top Saudi officials.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said blocking the trip was an example of Israel's "killing any fair and comprehensive" Arab-Israel reconciliation.

An international conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia will be held in New York from June 17 to 20 to discuss the issue of the Palestinian state.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that following the ceasefire and reconstruction plan for Gaza, the meeting will cover security arrangements to ensure Palestinians remain on the land and to thwart any Israeli plan to expel them.

Israel faces increasing pressure from the United Nations and European countries that favor a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, where an independent Palestinian state will exist in Israel.