Gaza, Arabia: relations with Israel only if it recognizes Palestine - Last minute

2024-02-08T00:02:23.827Z

Highlights: Saudi Arabia: Relations with Israel only if it recognizes Palestine. Riyadh's Foreign Ministry said this yesterday, quoted by the international media. In a separate statement, the Saudi ambassador to the UK, Khalid bin Bandar, told the BBC that Riyadh was interested in normalizing relations with Israel after the war. Any deal must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state, he said. Reproduction of this article is strictly prohibited in the U.S. without written permission from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Saudi Arabia has communicated to the United States that it will not have diplomatic relations with Israel until the "aggression" in the Gaza Strip ends and an independent Palestinian state is recognized with the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as... (ANSA)