Saudi cabinet condemns Gaza military operations, says Israel committing ‘ethnic cleansing'
The cabinet held a session in NEOM chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
'The cabinet strongly and vehemently condemns Israeli occupation's decision to occupy the Gaza Strip and condemns its persistence in committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people,' according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The Saudi cabinet said that it 'stresses that the international community's and Security Council's continued inability to halt these assaults and violations undermines the basis of the international system and international legitimacy.'
Israel last week approved a much-criticized plan to take control of Gaza City with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that he had no choice but to 'complete the job' and defeat Hamas to free hostages seized from Israel.
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