US EditionSaudi FM to Visit West Bank This Weekend
- On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, will head an Arab-Islamic ministerial delegation visiting the West Bank, marking the highest-level Saudi trip to the territory since Israel’s 1967 occupation.
- The visit follows increased Saudi diplomatic initiatives amid the Gaza war triggered by Hamas' October 7 attack that killed 1,200 people and underscores Riyadh's support for Palestinian statehood and a two-state solution based on 1967 borders.
- The delegation will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and include diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, and other countries, reflecting continued Saudi efforts to mobilize international support and maintain the PA's role.
- President Macron emphasized that acknowledging a Palestinian state is both an ethical obligation and a crucial political step, cautioning Israel that it has only a short window to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza before Europe adopts a more stringent approach.
- This visit and upcoming UN conference co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France aim to revive peace efforts, while Saudi Arabia remains firm on not normalizing relations with Israel without Palestinian statehood and calm in Gaza.
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The New Arab
Pakistan TodaySaudi FM to make landmark visit to occupied West Bank
Prince Faisal bin Farhan will become the first Saudi foreign minister to visit the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a diplomatic source told AFP, as the war on Gaza drags on and Riyadh pushes for Palestinian statehood. The Saudi top diplomat will lead a delegation to Ramallah, a Palestinian embassy source said, the first such trip since Israel first occupied the Palestinian territory in 1967. Prince Faisal's trip was revealed as Israel vowed to bui…
Radio France Internationale
Sunuafrik.comSaudi Foreign Minister Fayçal bin Farhane will visit Ramallah, the occupied West Bank, on Sunday, 1 June, a first visit by a chief of Saudi diplomacy to the Palestinian Territories since 1967, said Friday, 30 May, a source of the Palestinian embassy in Riyadh, quoted by the AFP.
Saudi foreign minister to make rare visit to West Bank, Palestinians say, as anger over Gaza grows
Saudi Arabia will send its top diplomat to the West Bank this weekend, Palestinian officials said, in what would be the highest-level Saudi visit to the area since it was occupied by Israel in 1967.
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