The All-Palestine Government (Arabic: حكومة عموم فلسطين Hukumat 'umum Filastin) was established in Gaza by the Arab League on 22 September 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Shortly thereafter, an Arab-Palestinian Congress named King Abdullah I of Transjordan, "King of Arab Palestine". The Congress called for the union of Arab Palestine and Transjordan and Abdullah announced his intention to annex the West Bank. The other Arab League member states opposed Abdullah's plan. The All-Palestine Government is regarded as the first attempt to establish an independent Palestinian state.