RIYADH, Sept 30 — Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have announced the provision of monthly financial support to the Palestinian.
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that this support aims to address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas, alleviating the suffering caused by the Israeli occupation and its flagrant violations of international laws.
The Kingdom reaffirms the significant efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister in communicating with the international community to cease hostilities, protect civilians and deliver increased humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
Saudi Arabia emphasises its leadership's commitment to finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, ensuring that the Palestinian people can obtain all their legitimate rights and establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Kingdom underscores its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian cause, which remains a central and top priority.
Since the start of the crisis, the Kingdom has exerted every effort to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
By leading the ministerial committee appointed by the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit, the Kingdom successfully rallied unified Arab and Islamic support for the Palestinian cause.
This effort resulted in several friendly countries recognising the State of Palestine, advocating for its full membership in the United Nations, and calling for an end to Israeli aggression and the lifting of the blockade on Gaza.
This assistance forms part of the ongoing support the Kingdom has provided to the Palestinian people for humanitarian, relief and development purposes over the years. The total support has exceeded US$5.3 billion, demonstrating Saudi Arabia's longstanding commitment to helping the Palestinian people.
In GAZA CITY, another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike, bringing the total death toll since last October 7 to 174, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the government media office on Monday.
In a statement, the media office identified the new victim as Wafa Aludaini, without giving any details about the circumstances of her death.
It said Aludaini had worked “with several English-speaking media outlets” and called on the international community to hold the Israeli government accountable for its “crimes against journalists”.
Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7 last year despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Nearly 41,600 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 96,200 others injured, according to local health authorities.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said people in Gaza are living in “inhumane” conditions.
— Bernama
