PNN – Emphasizing the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister announced that Riyadh will not discuss the normalization of relations with Israel before the war in Gaza stops and Israeli forces withdraw from the region and begin a path to the creation of a Palestinian state.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan reiterated his country’s position on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Bin Farhan said in an interview with France 24 channel: Saudi Arabia will never discuss the establishment of normal relations with Israel before the war in Gaza is stopped and the Israeli forces withdraw from this area and the path to the formation of the Palestinian state begins.
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He added: “Before discussing the establishment of relations with Israel, we need a clear path for the formation of a Palestinian state.”
The Saudi Foreign Minister also expressed his country’s concern about the occurrence of a regional war, and emphasized the necessity of establishing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and announced that a long war in Gaza increases the risk of escalation of conflicts in the region.
This Saudi official stated: We need a ceasefire in Gaza now more than ever and it is unacceptable that less than 100 trucks (carrying humanitarian aid) enter Gaza every day when the Gaza Strip needs at least 500 aid trucks every day.