Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah affirmed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza.

The Saudi Foreign Minister, when he received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the ministry’s office in Riyadh today, Saturday, stressed the Kingdom’s demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and its surroundings, and to lift the siege on the Strip in line with international law, and to work to ensure the entry of urgent humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, and the need to make a rapid collective effort to stop the ongoing cycle of violence, and all forms of military escalation against civilians to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

He explained that the priority now is to work to prevent the death of more innocent civilians as a result of the ongoing cycle of violence, and stressed the need for Israel to adhere to international humanitarian law, and that any actions that contradict international law and international humanitarian law will exacerbate the depth of the current crisis and increase the suffering in that region.

He stressed that dialogue is the only path to finding a just and comprehensive political solution to the conflict, and that the international community must assume its responsibility to stop the violence and advance the peace process in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, and the Arab Peace Initiative.