However, Iran remained the focal point of concern for the countries.
In their final statement, the leaders called for a revival of "serious and productive peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians" and renewed their commitment to a two-state solution.
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister says the Arab summit's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reflects "the many challenges faced by the Arab world".
Israel undermines chances for peaceful resolution of decades-long conflict with the Palestinian Authority due to continued settlement activity in the West Bank, Jordanian King Abdullah II said Wednesday. The endorsement undercuts Israel's peace proposal where normalization would precede any deal with the Palestinians.
A communique read by the League's secretary general, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said Arab countries would be ready to have a historic reconciliation with Israel in return for its withdrawal from Palestinian land it occupied in the 1967 war.
"We expect Arab leaders to stand in solidarity with the just Palestinian cause, as they've always done".
European leaders at the summit also expressed support for an independent Palestinian state. President Donald Trump has said he would move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Arab leaders attend the 28th Ordinary Summit of the Arab League in the Jordanian city of Sweimeh on March 29, 2017.
Central bank data released Tuesday showed that net foreign assets held by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority dropped a further 1.9 percent in February to $507 billion - continuing an nearly uninterrupted two-year slide.
Riyadh accuses Tehran of backing the Shia Huthi rebels in the war that has killed more than 7,700 people since March 2015 and left parts of the impoverished country on the brink of starvation.
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The summit's concluding statement also called on all countries not to relocate their embassies to Jerusalem, and to respect all UN Security Council resolutions.
The Middle East's political feuds have stoked sectarian tensions between Islam's main Sunni and Shi'ite branches in recent years, contributing to increased militant violence.
A photo handout by the Egyptian delegation showed the two leaders sitting next to each other in white overstuffed chairs.
He further noted that relations between the Arab countries should be based on mutual interests and non-interference in their domestic affairs.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad has not been invited to the summit since 2011, when the brutal repression of anti-government protests led to armed conflict involving world powers. The shipments resumed several days ago.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres was also present at the opening talks. He said the ministers also reaffirmed the need to establish a state of Palestine alongside Israel.
Israeli settlements are considered illegal under worldwide law as they are built on the occupied territories.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir, quoted by Jordan's Petra news agency, said the next Arab summit would be held in Saudi Arabia in March 2018.
The agenda of the Summit was topped by the turmoil in Syria, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Islamic State (IS).
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