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Saudi Crown Prince Stresses to Abbas Kingdom's Ongoing Efforts to Stop Gaza Escalation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
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Saudi Crown Prince Stresses to Abbas Kingdom's Ongoing Efforts to Stop Gaza Escalation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

During Tuesday's meeting, they discussed the military operations in Gaza and its surroundings, with the Crown Prince stressing the Kingdom's ongoing efforts in communicating with all international and regional parties to stop the escalation.

The Crown Prince affirmed Saudi Arabia's unwavering support for the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights for a decent life and achieve a just and lasting peace.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz; Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah; President of the General Intelligence Khalid bin Ali Al-Humaidan; and the Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, who also serves as non-resident Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy.

The meeting was also attended by a number of officials from the Palestinian side.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Minister’s Call to Build Synagogue at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday an Israeli minister’s call to build a synagogue at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday an Israeli minister’s call to build a synagogue at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Minister’s Call to Build Synagogue at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday an Israeli minister’s call to build a synagogue at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday an Israeli minister’s call to build a synagogue at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Tuesday an Israeli minister’s call to build a synagogue at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry underscored the Kingdom’s "categorical rejection of these extremist and inflammatory comments."

It rejected the ongoing "provocation of Muslims around the world, stressing the need to respect the historical and legal standing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque."

It reiterated its call on the international community "to assume its responsibilities in putting an end to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Palestinian territories and holding Israeli officials accountable for the ongoing violations of international laws, norms and resolutions."

Israel's hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir repeated on Monday a call for Jews to be allowed to pray at the Al-Aqsa compound, drawing sharp criticism for inflaming tensions as ceasefire negotiators seek a deal to halt fighting in Gaza.

"The policy at the Temple Mount allows praying there. Period," Ben-Gvir told an Army Radio interviewer. "The prime minister knew when I joined the government there would not be any discrimination. Muslims are allowed to pray and a Jew is not allowed to pray?"

Asked if he would build a synagogue on the site if he could, Ben-Gvir replied: "Yes, Yes."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office immediately put out a statement restating the official Israeli position, which accepts decades-old rules restricting non-Muslim prayer at the mosque compound.

The hillside compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, is one of the most sensitive locations in the Middle East, holy for both Muslims and Jews, and the trigger for repeated conflict.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said calls to tamper with the status of Al-Aqsa appeared intended "to drag the region into a religious war that will burn everyone".