Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan
Saudi Arabia condemns ‘Israeli’ settlement expansion
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- Saudi Arabia condemns settlement expansion in the West Bank.
- Riyadh rejects changes at Al-Aqsa.
- Saudi Arabia demands unhindered Gaza aid.
Saudi Arabia has condemned "in the strongest terms Israel’s’ announcement of plans to establish new illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank", Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated Thursday.
In an official statement, Prince Faisal stressed that the Kingdom rejects any attempts by 'Israeli' authorities “to impose a temporal or spatial division of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.”
Addressing the severe humanitarian crisis in Palestine, the Saudi Foreign Minister further reiterated the critical importance of guaranteeing “the unimpeded delivery of relief aid to the Gaza Strip.”
This comes amid increasing settler violence and ‘Israeli’ land seizures in the West Bank, which regional rights groups warn are aimed at severing the West Bank and systematically altering the demographic and legal reality of occupied Palestinian territory.
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Saudi Arabia, alongside regional allies, maintains that an immediate end to illegal settlement expansion, protection of holy sites, and unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza remain essential steps to safeguarding Palestinian rights and achieving regional stability.
