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Saudi Arabia welcomes Gaza deal, hopes for ‘just and comprehensive peace based on 2-state solution’

By AFP and ToI Staff 9 October 2025, 12:34 pm
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Saudi Arabia welcomes the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas and says it hopes it will lead to peace after two years of devastating war, sparked by the terror group’s October 7, 2023, massacre.

Saudi Arabia hopes “this important step will lead to urgent action to alleviate the humanitarian suffering… achieve a full Israeli withdrawal, restore security and stability, and initiate practical steps to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution,” a foreign ministry statement says.

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