Saudi Arabia Urges Unhindered Aid to Gaza, Emphasizes Two-State Solution

Kathmandu. Saudi Arabia has emphasized the importance of immediate, sustainable, and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, suggesting that such a sensitive issue should not be used as a means of collective punishment or a tool for political pressure.

Saudi Arabia stated this in its address to the Security Council on an emergency basis regarding the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, on behalf of the Arab group. Stating that the Palestinian issue is at the center of the conflict in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has confirmed that the solution to the two-state issue and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and borders are necessary for lasting peace.

The Arab group has stated that it does not accept settlement policies, land confiscation, forced displacement, and attacks targeting civilians.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty in the occupied Palestinian territories or to change the legal and historical status of Jerusalem and its holy sites are unjust. It has also expressed its support for international efforts aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire, including US mediation efforts.

On behalf of the Arab group, Saudi Arabia has called on the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibility to maintain international peace and security and to implement international law that supports the possibility of peace and stability in the Middle East, protecting Palestinians.