Saudi Arabia forms global alliance to push for Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution

Saudi Arabia has formed a global alliance to advocate for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud announced on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The alliance includes several Arab and Muslim nations along with European partners, according to the Saudi state news agency, which did not specify the participating countries.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell indicated on social media that the first meetings would take place in Riyadh and Brussels.

Following the outbreak of the Gaza war last October between Israel and Hamas, Saudi Arabia paused U.S.-backed plans to normalize relations with Israel, sources familiar with the matter said earlier this year.

"Implementing the two-state solution is the best way to break the cycle of conflict and suffering and to create a new reality in which the entire region, including Israel, enjoys security and coexistence," bin Farhan stated.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized last week that Saudi Arabia would not recognize Israel without a Palestinian state and condemned the "crimes of the Israeli occupation" against the Palestinian people.