GCC Urges Immediate International Action to Stop Israeli Violations

People search with flashlights by an impact crater at the site of a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
People search with flashlights by an impact crater at the site of a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
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GCC Urges Immediate International Action to Stop Israeli Violations

People search with flashlights by an impact crater at the site of a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
People search with flashlights by an impact crater at the site of a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) urged on Tuesday the international community to take immediate and collective action to press Israeli forces to halt their dangerous aggressive violations in the Palestinian Territories and their threat to the lives of innocent civilians.

GCC Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Albudaiwi stressed that the “continuation of mob attacks and provocations undermines the chances of peace and fuels the escalating episodes of violence in the region.”

He urged “immediate international intervention to end the crisis.”

Moreover, he said the expansion of Israeli military operations within Palestinian territories, including Rafah in the Gaza Strip, would expose the lives of many Palestinians to risks and directly threaten the security and peace of the entire region.

Albudaiwi reiterated the GCC's s call for an international conference involving all relevant parties to discuss all issues related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to reach a solution based on ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, according to relevant United Nations resolutions and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative.



Saudi Minister of Defense Meets with French Armed Forces Minister

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi Minister of Defense Meets with French Armed Forces Minister

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

They discussed Saudi-French relations and explored ways to strengthen their defense cooperation.

They also tackled regional developments, efforts to promote peace in the region and the world, and issues of mutual interest.

Several high-ranking officials from both sides attended the meeting.

Earlier, Prince Khalid received China’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chang Hua for talks on bilateral ties between their countries and several issues of mutual interest.