Saudi foreign minister discusses Gaza truce, relief aid in call with US secretary of state

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud received a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday to discuss the agreed truce in the Israel-Gaza war and efforts get relief aid into the enclave, the Saudi state news agency reported.

"The two ministers discussed ways to stop the dangerous military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings, and to adhere to any humanitarian truce and ceasefire agreement, in addition to discussing efforts to bring in humanitarian relief and medical aid to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis," it said.

The Saudi foreign minister "stressed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the forced displacement of the residents of Gaza, and the importance of the international community moving seriously and effectively to confront all the ongoing violations of the Israeli occupation forces and their repeated violations of international law and international humanitarian law," it added.