Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Displacement Camp in Gaza

A general view shows Palestinians gathering around craters (background) as they search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone of Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 September 2024. (EPA)
A general view shows Palestinians gathering around craters (background) as they search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone of Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 September 2024. (EPA)
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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Displacement Camp in Gaza

A general view shows Palestinians gathering around craters (background) as they search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone of Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 September 2024. (EPA)
A general view shows Palestinians gathering around craters (background) as they search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone of Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Tuesday Israel’s targeting of a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi in Gaza.

“This is yet another instance of violent attacks of unarmed civilians by the Israeli war machine,” said the Saudi Foreign Ministry in a statement.

The Kingdom reiterated its “categorical rejection of continued Israeli genocide, and called for an immediate ceasefire.”

It held the Israeli forces “fully responsible for the continued violation of all international and humanitarian norms and laws.”

It emphasized the “legal, humanitarian and moral responsibility of the international community to activate international accountability mechanisms and put an end to these ongoing violations of international law and resolutions by Israeli forces.”

An Israeli strike hit a crowded Palestinian tent camp early Tuesday in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60, Palestinian officials said.

The overnight strike occurred in Mawasi, a sprawl of crowded tent camps along the Gaza coast that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians to seek shelter from the nearly year-old Israel-Hamas war.



KSrelief, UNHCR Officials Discuss Relief Efforts in Syria

The KSrelief and UNHCR delegations meet in Damascus on Sunday. (SPA)
The KSrelief and UNHCR delegations meet in Damascus on Sunday. (SPA)
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KSrelief, UNHCR Officials Discuss Relief Efforts in Syria

The KSrelief and UNHCR delegations meet in Damascus on Sunday. (SPA)
The KSrelief and UNHCR delegations meet in Damascus on Sunday. (SPA)

A delegation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) met on Sunday with officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Damascus.

The meeting was also attended by Chargé d’Affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Syria Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Harees.

The meeting focused on shared priorities in relief and humanitarian efforts, specifically strategies to boost support and assistance for the Syrian people.

UNHCR officials praised the strategic partnership between KSrelief and UNHCR, emphasizing their collaborative efforts to support refugees and displaced individuals worldwide, ensuring they have access to a dignified life.

Earlier, the sixth relief plane, operated by the KSrelief left the King Khalid International Airport bound for Damascus International Airport, carrying food, shelter, and medical supplies.

The assistance provides help for the Syrian people in their critical circumstances and reaffirms Saudi Arabia's longstanding support for the brotherly and friendly countries in times of crisis.