Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh arrived last night in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.

Shtayyeh was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, Governor of Jeddah, Deputy Mayor of Jeddah Governorate Ali bin Muhammad Al-Qarni, Consul General of the State of Palestine Ambassador Mahmoud Al-Asadi, Director of Jeddah Police Major General Suleiman bin Omar Al-Tuwaireb, and Director of the Office Royal ceremonies in the region of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Ahmed Abdullah bin Dhafer.

This coincided with the arrival of a leading delegation from the "Hamas" movement to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj rituals, led by Ismail Haniyeh, head of the movement's political bureau, and Khaled Meshaal, head of its political bureau abroad.