“We are here to send a clear signal: that is we must immediately stop the fighting and the killings, we must immediately deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza,” said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during a summit of diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing, Reuters reports.

Saudi Arabia has sought to press the United States and Israel for an end to hostilities in Gaza, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, gathered Arab and Muslim leaders to reinforce that message.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud (C) arrives to a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on November 20, 2023.—AFP
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud (C) arrives to a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on November 20, 2023.—AFP

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