Newly-appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa held talks on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to debate Israel’s lethal offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The assembly held in Mecca metropolis marked the primary go to for the Palestinian premier to the oil-rich kingdom since he took his submit final month.
The two sides mentioned efforts to achieve a right away cease-fire in Gaza and improve the move of humanitarian help into the besieged territory, the Saudi state news company SPA reported.
A brand new spherical of oblique negotiations between Hamas and Israel to achieve a deal for a prisoner swap and cease-fire in Gaza began in Egypt on Sunday.
Israel has waged a lethal army offensive on the Palestinian territory since an Oct. 7 cross-border assault by Hamas which killed practically 1,200 folks.
Over 33,200 Palestinians have since been killed and practically 76,000 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
The Israeli conflict, now in its 186th day, has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, in accordance with the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which in January issued an interim ruling that ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is offered to civilians in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr