Palestinian heads meet Saudi king

Leaders of the rival Palestinian factions have met separately with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah ahead of crisis talks aimed at ending clashes in Gaza.

Wednesday’s talks in Mecca are seen as a last chance to agree on a government of national unity and avoid civil war.

The BBC carries this brief report. Not much substance yet, though there may be after the meetings conclude.

Khaleej Times carries a bit more in this report from Agence France Presse: Palestinian leaders hold crisis summit in Mecca

The Christian Science Monitor has a meatier article, Saudis step up role in Mideast, but it is, of course, still being written from a prospective point of view.

Whether these meetings lead to any useful conclusions remains to be seen.