Saudi FM: Israel's actions go beyond self-defence

Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the actions of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip cannot be called self-defence.

Al Saud made the remarks at a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with the foreign ministers of some Arab League (LAS) and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries in Moscow on November 21, Caliber.Az reports, citing TASS.

According to him, Israeli crimes against the civilian population are intensifying in the Palestinian enclave, innocent people are suffering, medical facilities and civilian infrastructure are being destroyed.

The diplomat added that Riyadh intends to cooperate with Moscow and other partners to strengthen the international community's response to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and its resolution in order to stop the bloodshed of ordinary people and the violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip.