2023-10-30 22:11:17
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Monday with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud and affirmed President Joe Biden’s commitment to supporting the defense of US partners once morest threats from state and non-state actors, including those backed by Iran, the White House said.
The White House added that the two men also stressed the importance of preventing the expansion of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to Archyde.com.
A White House statement said that the two sides stressed the urgent need to increase humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza.
According to the statement, the two parties stressed the importance of working to achieve sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
The statement concluded by emphasizing the importance of deterring any state or non-governmental entity from seeking to expand the current conflict between Israel and Hamas.
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia condemned the ground operations carried out by the Israeli army in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to what the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ground operations carried out by the Israeli army in the Strip.”
The statement said: “The Kingdom condemns and denounces any ground operations carried out by Israel because they threaten the lives of Palestinian civilians and expose them to more dangers and inhumane conditions, indicating that it warns of the danger of continuing to carry out these blatant and unjustified violations in violation of international law once morest the Palestinian people.” brother, and the serious repercussions that this will have on the stability of the region and regional and international peace and security.”
Saudi Arabia called on “the international community to assume its responsibilities to immediately stop this military operation in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution issued on October 27, 2023, to spare the blood of innocent people, to preserve infrastructure and vital interests, to respect international humanitarian law, and to enable humanitarian and relief organizations to deliver urgent and necessary humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza Strip without obstacles.
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