🔥 Tensions are rising in the Middle East after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprising suggestion that Saudi Arabia could host a Palestinian state. This bold statement has ignited strong reactions from multiple nations in the region.
🇸🇦 The Saudi Foreign Ministry quickly responded, rejecting Netanyahu's remarks and emphasizing the Palestinian people's right to their own land. They stressed that lasting peace can only be achieved through a two-state solution based on reason and peaceful coexistence.
🇮🇶 Iraq didn't hold back either, calling Netanyahu's proposal a blatant violation of Saudi sovereignty and an assault on Palestinian rights. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned the idea as a violation of international law and expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
🇯🇴 Jordan's spokesperson, Sufian Qudah, labeled the remarks as exclusionary and inciteful, highlighting that such statements are hostile to peace and escalate tensions in the region. Jordan reaffirmed its support for Saudi Arabia and urged the international community to denounce the proposal.
🇶🇦 Qatar's Foreign Ministry echoed these sentiments, stating that the suggestion violates international law and the UN Charter. They reaffirmed their support for the Palestinian cause, advocating for an independent state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
🇮🇷 Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). He condemned what he described as a dangerous and disgraceful plan by the U.S. and Israel to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza, accusing it of aiming for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the elimination of Palestine.
🔮 The situation remains tense as Middle Eastern nations stand united in their opposition to Netanyahu's proposal, calling for actions that uphold the rights and sovereignty of the Palestinian people.
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Israeli PM's remarks on Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia condemned
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