Israel has said it will “not cooperate” with plans from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to host a Saudi-led delegation of foreign ministers in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli official said.
In order to travel to the meeting in Ramallah, ministers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and Turkey needed approval from Israel who controls access to the West Bank. It would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the area since it was occupied by Israel in 1967.
The Israeli official dubbed the meeting “provocative” and “Israel will not cooperate with such moves aimed at harming it and its security.”
The official added that the PA “must stop violating its agreements with Israel on all levels.”
Saudi source with knowledge of the matter said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan had postponed his planned trip to the West Bank – the first ever by such a high-ranking Saudi official since 1967 when Israel occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
In order to travel to the meeting in Ramallah, ministers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and Turkey needed approval from Israel who controls access to the West Bank. It would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the area since it was occupied by Israel in 1967.
The Israeli official dubbed the meeting “provocative” and “Israel will not cooperate with such moves aimed at harming it and its security.”
The official added that the PA “must stop violating its agreements with Israel on all levels.”
Saudi source with knowledge of the matter said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan had postponed his planned trip to the West Bank – the first ever by such a high-ranking Saudi official since 1967 when Israel occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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