Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday said that Israel’s aggression in Gaza and Lebanon is pushing the region to a wider war, Al Arabia.
He told this at the opening session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
“The ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon has caused unprecedented levels of human suffering, pushing the region to a wider war and undermining the credibility of international law and institutions,” Prince Faisal said in his opening speech during a session.
The Saudi minister called for the “urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access, the release of hostages, and a serious commitment to lasting peace based on a two-state solution according to the 1967 borders.”
The war in Gaza entered its 13th month this November with the death toll estimated to be over 43,000, according to the territory’s Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, Israel has been heavily bombing what it says are Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon since an all-out war erupted on September 23.
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