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Saudi Arabia Condemns Eviction of Palestinians in Jerusalem

The Kingdom said it stands with the Palestinian people, and supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause. AFP
The Kingdom said it stands with the Palestinian people, and supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause. AFP
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Eviction of Palestinians in Jerusalem

The Kingdom said it stands with the Palestinian people, and supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause. AFP
The Kingdom said it stands with the Palestinian people, and supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause. AFP

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s attempts to evict Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday the Kingdom “categorically rejects Israel’s plans and measures to evict Palestinians from their homes and impose sovereignty over their land.”

He said the illegitimate practices of Israeli forces, especially during Ramadan, represented a flagrant violation of international law.

During an emergency session of the Arab League foreign ministerial council, Prince Faisal said the Kingdom condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces and the violation of the sanctity of worshippers.

“The Kingdom stands with the Palestinian people, and supports all efforts aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, enabling the Palestinian people to establish their independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders agreement, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative,” he said.

The minister also urged the international community to take steps to ensure Israel halts its violations, and to protect the Palestinian people, their sanctities and rights.

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Qatar PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Talks Make Some Progress

FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
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Qatar PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Talks Make Some Progress

FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Qatar's prime minister said on Sunday that efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza have made some progress but an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive.

"We have seen on Thursday a bit of progress compared to other meetings yet we need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That's the key point of the entire negotiations," said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, Reuters reported.

Mossad Director David Barnea traveled to Doha on Thursday to meet Sheikh Mohammed amid efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza, Axios reported last week.

Sheikh Mohammed didn't say which elements of the ceasefire talks had progressed in recent days, but said Hamas and Israel remained at odds over the ultimate goal of negotiations.

He said the militant group is willing to return all remaining Israeli hostages if Israel ends the war in Gaza. But Israel wants Hamas to release the remaining hostages without offering a clear vision on ending the war, he said.

"When you don't have a common objective, a common goal between the parties, I believe the opportunities (to end the war) become very thin," Sheikh Mohammed said at a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Fidan said talks Turkish officials have held with Hamas had shown the group would be more open to an agreement that goes beyond a ceasefire in Gaza and aims for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel, including a two-state solution.

Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it would keep up pressure on Hamas until it frees the remaining hostages still held in the enclave. Up to 24 of them are believed to still be alive.

The Gaza war started after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack. Since then, Israel's offensive on the enclave killed more than 51,400, according to local health officials.