Saudi Rejects Forcible Palestinian Displacement From Gaza
On his meeting with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan expressed the kingdom’s categorical rejection of calls for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, on Saturday. It was on Friday, the Israel military ordered an evacuation of almost one million people from the northern Gaza to the southern part as a ground attack from the military loomed.
The Saudi statement was published as the US Secretary of State arrived in Riyadh as part of a six-nation tour of Arab countries. Antony Blinken stressed on the need to prevent the war from spreading the neighbouring regions.
The Saudi minister also stressed for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and its surroundings, as the situation turned out to be a humanitarian catastrophe. He affirmed the necessity of lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip considering the international law, a set of rules, norms, and standards that binds the world nations together.
📹| During his meeting with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken, HH Foreign Minister Prince @FaisalbinFarhan stressed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of calls for the forcible Palestinian’s displacement from Gaza & its call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza & its surroundings. pic.twitter.com/V2MBmGYGcO
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) October 14, 2023
In the meeting, Mr Faisal condemned the targeting of civilians either by the military or by the militants and indicated the emergency to ensure necessary humanitarian aids like food and medicines to the suffering people. Gaza is already sealed off from food, medicine, water, fuel, and electricity. He foresaw the rapid completion of the military escalation against civilians to “prevent a humanitarian disaster”.
Mr Faisal directed the instant priority to prevent more harm to the weak and innocent civilians and urged Israel to abide by international humanitarian law. “Any actions contrary to international law and international humanitarian law will exacerbate the depth of the current crisis, and increase suffering in that region”.
He called the international community to recognise it’s individual responsibilities to stop the war and advance the peace process in correspondence to the UN Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, and the Arab Peace Initiative. “Dialogue is the only path to a just and comprehensive political solution to the conflict”, said the minister.
Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan and I met today to discuss the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel and the need to prevent the conflict from spreading in the region. We also resolved to continue to work to end the conflicts in Yemen and Sudan. pic.twitter.com/fh4iPKSDiM
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) October 14, 2023
