File Photo: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks during a news conference in Riyadh. AP
In a statement posted on X, Riyadh said it “condemns in the strongest and most forceful terms the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to occupy the Gaza Strip,” adding that Israel continues “committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices, and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people.”
The statement said Israel’s unchecked actions deny Palestinians’ deep historical, legal, and emotional ties to the land, recognised under international law and humanitarian principles.
Saudi Arabia warned that the international community’s failure to stop Israeli attacks “undermines the foundations of the international order and international legitimacy, threatens regional and global peace and security, and risks encouraging genocide and forced displacement.”
The kingdom called for urgent international action to end the humanitarian crisis and reiterated support for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state, in line with UN resolutions.
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