https://bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east
In the glittering surroundings of Riyadh’s luxury Ritz Carlton Conference Centre, Arab and Muslim leaders are taking turns to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire.
The host, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, said Israel bore responsibility for what he called crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
Jordan’s King Abdullah told the summit that what he referred to as "the ugly war" must stop or the region would spiral into a major conflict.
The Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke of genocide being committed against his people and called for them to be given international protection.
But Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi went further.
Marking his first visit to Saudi Arabia since the two rival countries patched up their differences in March, he called for Israel’s army to be designated a terrorist group. He accused America of expanding the war.
Earlier Algeria called on countries to break off relations with Israel.
But others here are reluctant to go that far. That’s why the final statement is likely to focus on the minimum goals shared by all the delegates: an end to the fighting, a condemnation of Israel’s actions and a renewed effort to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
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