Leaders at the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit held in Riyadh on Saturday reiterated calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in the Saudi capital for the summit, marking the first trip by an Iranian leader to Saudi Arabia in 11 years, since the two countries restored diplomatic relations in March.
Raisi said those present had gathered there on behalf of the Islamic world to save the Palestinians.
Meanwhile, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated during the summit's opening speech that his country categorically opposes brutal war.
Whereas, for the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, the United States is responsible for the lack of a political solution.
He called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately end "brutal Israeli aggression against the Palestinians" and reiterated the need to ensure the flow of aid supplies to Gaza.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared at the summit that "the world's silence in the face of this brutality shames us all".
"Gaza has been almost completely destroyed and Western countries are not even calling for a ceasefire. ... There is no doubt that anyone who is silent about injustice is a partner in the practice of injustice," Erdogan added .
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