At Riyadh summit, Saudi crown prince backs Iran, accuses Israel of genocide | Times Of Israel

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Canada's a fan of 'human rights convenience'...

#Canada #ArmsExports #Saudi #Israel

#BBC 's intnl editor Jeremy Bowen asks #IDF 's Hagari whether he thinks the governments of #Jordan , #Egypt , #Saudi Arabia and the #UAE - which last night condemned #Israel for the hospital blast - will believe his claims.

Hagari says he hopes, following the IDF's analysis, that "the BBC will now share this investigation and those countries will listen".

He adds that the IDF intends to share the analysis with the US - and any other country that wants to see it.

'The #Israeli military says the projectile malfunctioned and fell short of its target in #Israel

Millions of #Palestinians and others in the Middle East will not believe that. #Jordan , #Egypt , #Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates #UAE are among the countries condemning Israel.

The question now is whether anger caused by the attack increases the chances of a wider war.'

What was #Hamas goal with the attack?
Frank Gardner: The reason given at the time by Hamas spox was that "enough is enough". The attack, he said, was in response to what Hamas called constant provocations and humiliations suffered by #Palestinians at the hands of #Israelis in both #Gaza and the West Bank. Analysts believe there may have been other, undeclared reasons. Before the attack, Israel and #Saudi Arabia were well on the way to normalising ties. (Cont.)

Blinken has arrived in #Saudi Arabia , his fifth stop on a tour of Arab countries as he tries to prevent the conflict between #Hamas and #Israel from spreading to the region.

Blinken wants Arab states to clearly condemn Hamas and to also show restraint over Israel’s response.

But as he arrived in Riyadh, the Saudi foreign ministry issued its strongest criticism of Israel yet, condemning what it called the targeting of defenceless civilians.
#Gaza

#Iranian President Ebrahim 'Raisi and #Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman #mbs held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss the #Israel - #Gaza conflict, state media in #Tehran reported.

It marked the first known call between the leaders since China negotiated a deal between the two after seven years of hostility.

5 years ago today, journalist Jamal #Khashoggi walked into the #Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Saudi agents murdered him there and hacked his body to pieces.

In 2021, US intelligence concluded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself had approved the operation.