Saudi Arabia and Egypt have strongly condemned any Israeli military operations in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as well as attempts at forced displacement of Palestinians from their lands.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed on Thursday their categorical rejection of any Israeli military operations in the city of Rafah and attempts at forced displacement of Palestinians.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page that the two sides discussed the developments of the Israeli war in Gaza on the sidelines of the participation of the two ministers in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meetings held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
The statement said that Shoukry discussed with his Saudi counterpart the necessary paths of action within the framework of the Arab group and at the level of multilateral work to contain the crisis in Gaza, referring to the “legal and humanitarian responsibility borne by international parties to stop the war against the Gaza Strip and achieve an immediate ceasefire.”
The Egyptian Foreign Minister also denounced “the repeated failure of the Security Council in its session yesterday to issue a resolution to ceasefire due to the US veto, stressing that the failure to issue the resolution raises questions about the effectiveness and credibility of the rules and mechanisms of the international system.”
According to the statement, the Egyptian and Saudi Foreign Ministers discussed “the growing tensions in the region due to the situation in Gaza, including threats to maritime security in the Red Sea.”
The two ministers stressed the continuation of contacts with various parties to support the calming efforts and prevent the expansion of the conflict in the region, and agreed to continue coordination to contain the crisis in Gaza and contain its repercussions.
