Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry says it denounces Israel for resuming heavy attacks on Gaza.
According to foreign media, this ministry also called on the international community to intervene to stop what it described as crimes against Palestinians.
France also condemned the attacks, with the country's Foreign Ministry calling for an immediate end to the violence.
The EU's aid commissioner has called for an end to renewed violence and a return to a ceasefire, saying civilians in Gaza "have endured unimaginable suffering".
A foreign ministry spokesman in Iran blamed the US for the latest escalation, saying Washington bears "direct responsibility" for "the continuation of genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories." (A2 Televizion)