Saudi Arabia confirmed this evening, Friday, its categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza, and its condemnation of the continued targeting of defenseless civilians there.

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Kingdom renewed its call to the international community to quickly move to stop all forms of military escalation against civilians, prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, and provide the necessary relief and medicine needs for the residents of Gaza, especially since depriving them of these basic requirements for a decent living is a violation of international humanitarian law. It will exacerbate the depth of the crisis and suffering that this region is witnessing.

The ministry added that the Kingdom called for lifting the siege on the brothers in Gaza, evacuating injured civilians, adhering to international laws and norms and international humanitarian law, and advancing the peace process in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations and the Arab Peace Initiative, which aims to find a just and comprehensive solution and establish a state. An independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.