Saudi FM: US, Saudi Arabia ‘agree to end Gaza war, release all hostages’

Speaking to journalists after the Gulf summit, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud says that the US and Saudi Arabia “agree to end the war in Gaza and release all hostages.”

He says the US administration is willing to make “very courageous decisions” to push toward a ceasefire in Gaza, and “open up pathways to resolving the broader issues of Palestine,” including “moving toward, one hopes, a Palestinian state,” according to a New York Times report.

The US did not issue a similar statement in regards to any agreements reached with the Saudis about the war in Gaza.

Al-Saud also says, “We need to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible,” adding that “without a ceasefire in Gaza, it would be difficult to supply aid” to the enclave.

He also adds that Saudi Arabia “fully supports the US-Iran nuclear talks,” adding that he “hopes for positive results.”

Additionally, he says that the Saudis and the Gulf states “will be the first supporters” of a Syrian “economic renaissance.”

“We want to see Syria build a sustainable economy and build self-sufficiency,” he says. “That all needs a push, and that push will come from its friends in the region and beyond.”