The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisiand the prime minister of Saudi Arabiathe crown prince Mohamed bin Salmanthey highlighted this Thursday the “islamic unity” before the war in Gaza and warned that the crimes of the Israeli Government will cause destruction and insecurity for the Jewish State itself and its allies, such as the United States, which gave the “green light” to Tel Aviv’s response, according to the deputy head of Cabinet for Political Affairs of the Iranian Presidency, Mohamed Yamshidi.
Raisí and Bin Salmán made these statements during their first telephone conversation since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between both countries in March of this year in an agreement mediated by China after seven years of breakup.
“In their first phone call, Ayatollah Raisi and His Majesty Mohamed bin Salman agreed that it is necessary to put an end to the war crimes against Palestine“Yamshidi reported.
Bin Salman “stressed that the kingdom is doing everything possible to collaborate with all international and regional parties to stop the ongoing escalation,” referring to the indiscriminate bombings from Israel to Gaza after surprise attack by Islamist group Hamas to the Jewish State that has left more than 1,200 dead, according to the official Saudi news agency SPA.
Attacks against civilians
The Saudi prince affirmed the kingdom’s “opposition to any form of attack against civilians and the loss of innocent lives“, he stressed the “need to adhere to the principles of International human right and expressed deep concern about the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza and its impact on the civilian population.”
In the Gaza Strip the situation is critical, on the brink of another humanitarian catastrophe, probably also unprecedented, and the dead have already reached 1,100.
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Tehran is one of the main allies of the Islamist movement Hamas, leading the call Axis of Resistance against the Jewish Statehis nemesis, and has celebrated the surprise attack by the Palestinians.
Saudi Arabia has historically been the regional champion of the defense of Palestinian rights and had always stated that it did not consider establishing relations with Israel if a “just” solution for Palestine was not first reached. However, in recent months this positioning seemed to be changing. The United States has been dedicating efforts to bringing Saudi Arabia and Israel closer, while Bin Salman himself stated in a recent interview that normalization with the Jewish State is “closer every day.”