RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed with European Union foreign policy official Josep Borrell developments in the situation in Gaza on Saturday.

The two officials discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, as well as military escalation in the region, in a meeting on the sidelines of the IISS Manama Security summit in Bahrain.

Prince Faisal rejected the continued military escalation and violations against civilians in Gaza, stressed the importance of haulting the escalation and forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

“We call on the international community to stop the occupation’s violations against civilians in Gaza” said Prince Faisal.