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🧵Saudi FM in meeting with Blinken earlier today:
It's a disturbing situation. It’s a very difficult situation. And the primary sufferer of this situation are civilians – civilian populations on both sides are being affected. & here it’s important, I think, that we all
It's a disturbing situation. It’s a very difficult situation. And the primary sufferer of this situation are civilians – civilian populations on both sides are being affected. & here it’s important, I think, that we all
condemn the targeting of civilians in any form, at any time, by anyone. And I think that’s something that’s very clear, that’s something that’s clearly adopted by the Arab League.
But that said, the priority now needs to be to stop further civilian suffering. And here,
But that said, the priority now needs to be to stop further civilian suffering. And here,
we need to find a way to quickly de-escalate the situation, to quickly bring back peace, at least stopping the guns, and then working towards addressing also the humanitarian challenges.
So here I have to emphasize that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is very, very difficult,
So here I have to emphasize that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is very, very difficult,
& we need to work together to make sure that access for humanitarian relief & humanitarian goods is allowed. …
And we need to work together to find a way out of this cycle of violence. This is something that we really, really need to focus on.
And we need to work together to find a way out of this cycle of violence. This is something that we really, really need to focus on.
Blinken: I would just say first, of course, that no country can or should be expected to tolerate what Israel has just been on the receiving end of, which is an attack that almost defies description & words, in which more than 1,300 of its people were slaughtered along with the
nationals of more than 30 other countries, by Hamas.
Hamas is not representative of the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future. Hamas is a terrorist group. Its only agenda is to destroy the state of Israel and to murder Jews. & it’s important that
Hamas is not representative of the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future. Hamas is a terrorist group. Its only agenda is to destroy the state of Israel and to murder Jews. & it’s important that
the entire world see it as such...
At the same time, as Israel pursues its legitimate right to defending its people & to trying to ensure that this never happens again, it is vitally important that all of us look out for civilians. And we’re working together to do exactly that,
At the same time, as Israel pursues its legitimate right to defending its people & to trying to ensure that this never happens again, it is vitally important that all of us look out for civilians. And we’re working together to do exactly that,
in particular working on establishing safe areas in Gaza, working on establishing corridors so that humanitarian assistance can reach people who need it. None of us want to see suffering by civilians on any side, whether it’s in Israel, whether it’s in Gaza, …anywhere else.
& we’re working together to do our best to protect them.
I think at the same time, it’s vitally important..that we work together to make sure that, to the best of our ability, this conflict does not spread to other places & other fronts. And so I look forward to discussing that.
I think at the same time, it’s vitally important..that we work together to make sure that, to the best of our ability, this conflict does not spread to other places & other fronts. And so I look forward to discussing that.
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