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Saudis call for ‘maximum pressure’ to force Israel to allow aid into Gaza
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on March 2, 2025 after Israel suspended the entry of supplies into the Palestinian enclave. (AFP)
Saudi Arabia calls for pressure to ensure the steady flow of aid into the war-battered Gaza Strip after Israel imposed a blockade on the entry of crucial humanitarian supplies.
“I demand the exercise of maximum pressure to ensure the continuous and sufficient flow of aid into the Strip,” Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan says after a meeting with regional counterparts in southern Turkey.
The halt to aid was placed in March when Hamas refused to extend the first phase of a January 19 ceasefire deal and release more hostages that it kidnapped on October 7, 2023.
Times of Israel contributed to this report.
