The Saudi Cabinet reaffirmed the Kingdom's call for the international community, particularly the permanent members of the Security Council, to urgently intervene to end the famine in the Gaza Strip and to halt the war of genocide and the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people.
This came during the cabinet session that was held on Tuesday in Jeddah, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The Cabinet emphasized that continued Israeli violations without accountability undermine the international order and international law, threatening security and peace and broadening the conflict and unrest at both the regional and global levels.
During the session, King Salman also briefed the Cabinet on the message he received from Arab Republic of Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi regarding bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen ties in various fields.
The Cabinet was also briefed on the outcomes of President El-Sisi's meeting with Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as well as the content of the phone call between the Crown Prince and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, during which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s constructive efforts to achieve global peace and promote dialogue as a means of resolving international crises were highlighted.
In a statement to the SPA following the session, Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary said that the Cabinet affirmed its support for the outcomes of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers Extraordinary Session, held in Jeddah to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and to coordinate actions to halt the genocide and Israeli decisions and plans aimed at entrenching the occupation and gaining full control over the Gaza Strip.
The Cabinet strongly condemned the continued Israeli violations, including incursions into Syrian territory and interference in its internal affairs. It affirmed the Kingdom's full support for the measures taken by the Syrian government to achieve security, stability, and civil peace.
The Cabinet categorically rejected any separatist calls to divide Syria, emphasizing its support for the sovereignty of the state and its institutions.
It also reiterated the Kingdom’s call for all Sudanese parties to implement the provisions of the Jeddah Declaration, signed in May 2023. It urged them to commit to protecting civilians, securing humanitarian aid corridors, and prioritizing the interests of the Sudanese people to spare them the scourge of war and internal conflict.
The session reviewed comprehensive statistics on the number of Umrah performers this year and reaffirmed its warm welcome to Umrah performers and pilgrims, emphasizing its commitment to providing comfort and support from their arrival until their safe return home.
Al-Dossary stated that the Cabinet commended the success of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of the Holy Quran, which, for the first time in its history, included 179 contestants from 128 countries, demonstrating the Kingdom’s leadership in serving Islam and its dedication to the Quran and those devoted to memorizing it.
The Cabinet commended the broad community engagement with the annual national blood donation campaign launched by the Crown Prince to consolidate the values of humanitarian work and achieve self-sufficiency in blood and its components, ensuring a safe and sustainable supply to meet the needs of beneficiaries across all regions of the Kingdom.
The meeting praised the Human Resources Development Fund for employing 267,000 Saudi citizens in the private sector during the first half of 2025. This achievement reinforces the fund’s strategic role in empowering national talent, enhancing their competitiveness, and supporting the growth of the Kingdom’s labor market.
The Cabinet further considered the Crown Prince's attendance at the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup an extension to his support for the sector within a national strategy that includes a new set of regulations. The strategy aims to create a globally competitive sector that will generate 39,000 jobs and contribute SAR50 billion to the GDP by 2030.
