Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s ‘Ongoing Massacres against Palestinians’ 

The Saudi Foreign Ministry held Israeli authorities “completely responsible for the developments in Rafah and all Palestinian Territories.” (SPA)
The Saudi Foreign Ministry held Israeli authorities “completely responsible for the developments in Rafah and all Palestinian Territories.” (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s ‘Ongoing Massacres against Palestinians’ 

The Saudi Foreign Ministry held Israeli authorities “completely responsible for the developments in Rafah and all Palestinian Territories.” (SPA)
The Saudi Foreign Ministry held Israeli authorities “completely responsible for the developments in Rafah and all Palestinian Territories.” (SPA)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Tuesday the Israeli forces’ “undeterred genocidal massacres against the Palestinian people as they continue to target the tents of innocent Palestinian refugees in Rafah.”

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry held Israeli authorities “completely responsible for the developments in Rafah and all Palestinian Territories.”

It warned that the “continued flagrant Israeli violations of all international and humanitarian laws, resolutions and norms, amid the international community’s silence, will deepen the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe endured by the Palestinians and undermines the credibility of international legitimacy institutions.”

Saudi Arabia stressed the need “for the international community to assume its duty today without delay to put a stop to the massacres against the Palestinian people and hold those committing them to account.”



GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed on Wednesday the agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to de-escalate the situation with regard to the Yemeni banking sector and airlines.

The agreement was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Tuesday.

Albudaiwi expressed the GCC's support for all regional and international efforts and the efforts led by the UN special envoy aimed at achieving peace and security in Yemen.

The announcement underscores the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis, he added, hoping the agreement will pave the way for Yemeni parties to start the political process, under UN auspices, to reach a comprehensive political solution that achieves security and stability in the country.

He reiterated the GCC's continued support and full solidarity with Yemen, its government and people, and its keenness to encourage all efforts to de-escalate and maintain stability in order to reach peace.