Saudi Foreign Minister: We will not discuss normalization with Israel before stopping the war in Gaza
| 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 international group Tasnim news agency, “Faisal bin Farhan”, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, during a speech He again emphasized his country’s position on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Ben Farhan said in an interview with France 24 channel: Saudi Arabia before stopping the war in Gaza and withdrawing Israeli forces from this area and starting a path In order to establish a Palestinian state, he will never discuss the establishment of normal relations with Israel. He added: “We need a clear path for the establishment of a Palestinian state before discussing the establishment of relations with Israel.”
The Saudi Foreign Minister also expressed his country’s concern about the outbreak of a regional war, and emphasized the need to establish 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 official “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, while the Gaza Strip needs at least 500 aid trucks every day,” Saudi said. .
A few days ago, on the sidelines of the Munich security meeting, Ben Farhan called for a focus on the withdrawal of the occupying Zionist forces from the Gaza Strip and an increase in aid to the people of this region and said: a way that can bring everyone to security and stability in the region. It is the establishment of the Palestinian state and we want the international community to focus on this issue.
The Saudi Foreign Minister stated: The actions of the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinians inflame the feelings (anger) of all Arab and Islamic nations. Especially, nearly 30,000 civilians have been massacred in Gaza, and human suffering, including lack of food, water, and medicine, continues in this region. These actions of Israel are in the context of serving the ideologies of terrorism and extremism around the world.
This Saudi official said about the discussions related to the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime that the basis of normalization with Israel is based on the Arab peace initiative. Without stopping the war in Gaza, there will be no normalization with Israel, and anyone who stands in the way of the “two-state” solution must be held accountable.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
