Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during his reception in Riyadh, the state of military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings.

The Saudi Crown Prince stressed "the Kingdom's continued efforts to communicate with all international and regional parties to stop the escalation," according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed the "Kingdom's permanent support for the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights to a decent life, fulfil their hopes and aspirations, and achieve just and lasting peace."

Mahmoud Abbas thanked King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for "the Kingdom's firm positions towards the Palestinian people and their just cause in all international forums" and "the continuous Saudi support at all levels, political, financial and others, the latest of which is the humanitarian aid provided to our people in the Gaza Strip," according to the Palestinian News Agency "Wafa."

The Palestinian President stressed "the importance of coordinating positions between the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, regarding ways to stop the bloody aggression launched by the Israeli occupation authorities against our people, our land and our holy sites," stressing "the great and important role played by Saudi Arabia in this context."

The Palestinian president warned of the "danger of Israeli statements and practices against Islamic and Christian holy sites," especially the "dangerous statements" by Israeli Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, regarding the construction of a Jewish synagogue in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Palestinian President informed the Saudi Crown Prince of his initiative to head to the Gaza Strip with members of the Palestinian leadership "to stop the war of extermination against our people, withdraw the Israeli occupation forces from the entire Gaza Strip, and have the State of Palestine assume jurisdiction over all its territories, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and also Jerusalem."

WAFA reported that the meeting touched on "the importance of the political move being made by the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, headed by Saudi Arabia, in order to achieve greater recognition of the State of Palestine and its full membership in the United Nations, and to advance the efforts of the State of Palestine in diplomatic and legal action, and in the United Nations, in order to end the occupation of all the occupied Palestinian territories with East Jerusalem as its capital, and to implement the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice."

The meeting was attended from the Saudi side by Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, General Intelligence Chief Khalid bin Ali Al-Humaidan, and Saudi Ambassador to Jordan and Non-Resident Ambassador to Palestine Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy.

On the Palestinian side, the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein Al-Sheikh, the head of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Majed Faraj, the President’s Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs, Majdi Al-Khalidi, and the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Kingdom, Basem Al-Agha, attended.

Source: Al Sharq Channel