As the conflict raged , other Arab governments attempted to negotiate a peaceful resolution . As part of this effort , Gamal Abdel Nasser led the first emergency Arab League summit in Cairo on 21 September . Arafat 's speech drew sympathy from attending Arab leaders . Other heads of state took sides against Hussein , among them Muammar Gaddafi , who mocked him and his schizophrenic father King Talal . A ceasefire was agreed upon between the two sides , but Nasser died of a massive heart attack hours after the summit , and the conflict resumed shortly afterward
Arab League summit in Cairo
1970 Arab League summit
Yasser Arafat