The Saudi Foreign Ministry has expressed “condemnation and strong denunciation” of the Israeli authorities’ decision to confiscate the land of the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem and turn it into a settlement, Al Jazeera reports.

“The ministry reaffirms the kingdom’s rejection of Israel’s continued violations, which blatantly contravene international laws and resolutions, and its ongoing political and military targeting of United Nations agencies and humanitarian organisations,” it said in a statement on X.

“These actions also place the lives of those working in these organisations, particularly UNRWA staff, at risk as they continue their vital humanitarian mission to aid Palestinian refugees.”