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Saudi Arabia slams Israel’s plan for Gaza City takeover, ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia rejects Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City, lambasting it for the “starvation” and “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in the blockaded territory.
Riyadh said it “condemns in the strongest and most forceful terms the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to occupy the Gaza Strip,” in a foreign ministry statement on X.
It added that it “categorically condemns its persistence in committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people.”
Israel denies creating starvation conditions in the Gaza Strip and blames the UN and Hamas for preventing civilians from reaching aid.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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