US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met, early Sunday morning, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his tour in the region that he began from Israel on Thursday, after Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” and the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

In response to a question from journalists about his meeting with the Crown Prince, Blinken merely said that it was “very productive.”

In addition, the Saudi News Agency “SPA” reported that the Crown Prince discussed with Blinken the current military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings, stressing the necessity of working to discuss ways to stop the military operations that claimed the lives of innocent people.

During the meeting, the Crown Prince affirmed the Kingdom’s endeavor to intensify communication, work on calm, stop the ongoing escalation, respect international humanitarian law, including lifting the siege on Gaza, and work to create conditions for the return of stability and restore the path of peace in a way that ensures the Palestinian people obtain their legitimate rights. And achieving just and lasting peace.

The Crown Prince stressed the Kingdom's refusal to target civilians in any way, or disrupt infrastructure and vital interests that affect their daily lives.

The meeting comes on the fourth day of Blinken's largest tour to date in the region since he assumed the position of Foreign Minister. Blinken is working with his country's allies in the region to prevent the expansion of the scope of the war launched by Israel after Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, and its transformation into a larger conflict in the region, and to help secure the release of those detained by Hamas.

Blinken began this tour on Thursday from Israel, expressing Washington's full support for its closest allies in the region in its war. He also visited Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and met in those countries with senior leaders and officials. He is expected to go to Egypt today, Sunday.